Chili pepper (chilli pepper, chilli, chili, chile) is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Botany considers the plant a berry shrub. Though chilis may be thought of as a vegetable, their culinary use is generally as a spice. It is the fruit that is usually harvested.
The name comes from Nahuatl chīlli via the Spanish word chile. The word chili in most of the world refers to the smaller, hot Capsicum. The mild, larger types are called bell peppers in the United States, Canada (and sometimes the United Kingdom), simply peppers in Britain and Ireland, capsicum in Pakistan India and Australasia, and paprika in many European and African countries. Bell peppers are often named by colour (e.g. green pepper or red pepper).
Chili peppers and their cultivars originate in the Americas; they are now grown around the world because they are widely used as spices or vegetables in cuisine, and as medicine.
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