chili vs spice

chili

noun
  • Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. 

  • Cincinnati chili. 

  • A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. 

  • A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef. 

  • The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. 

spice

noun
  • The quality of being spicy. 

  • An aromatic odour. 

  • Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging. 

  • A synthetic cannabinoid drug. 

  • Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food. 

  • Sweets, candy. 

  • A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour. 

verb
  • To add spice or spices to; season. 

  • To spice up. 

How often have the words chili and spice occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )