Well attestedNamed from the place
Cincinnati chili
noun · first attested 1922
Chili made by Macedonian immigrants, spiced like a Balkan stew, served on pasta.
A thin meat sauce scented with cinnamon and allspice, served over spaghetti or hot dogs.
39.1000°N -84.5125°W · Q43196
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 1922
- Part of speech
- noun
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Cincinnati
- In English
Cincinnati chili
Tom and John Kiradjieff began selling it from their Empress stand in 1922, adapting the seasonings they knew to an American dish name. Locals still order by number: three-way adds cheese, four-way onions or beans, five-way both.
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