Aperitif said:
Chillies. What an odd misnomer. Why is that Fab Foodie, our grub guru?
From the Azetec language Nahuatl meaning 'effihhotbastadrdseeds'
Many words from Nahuatl have been borrowed into Spanish and thence have diffused into hundreds of other languages. Most of these loanwords denote things indigenous to central Mexico which the Spanish heard mentioned for the first time by their Nahuatl names. English words of Nahuatl origin include "avocado", "chili", "chocolate", "coyote" and "tomato".
[some of the above may not be strictly true]
Chile as in the country means 'end of the world'.
What worries me is that they burn at both ends... why doe we have taste buds in our @r5es I shall never know. At work we use Capsicum extract, a thick red oily substance than will severly burn your skin if gloves are not worn. Fiery stuff!