A Central American climbing or shrubby plant, sometimes used medicinally or for food.
From Spanish chichili or Nahuatl origins; likely related to chile and chili, reflecting Mesoamerican plant nomenclature.
The word chichili shows how indigenous Mesoamerican languages structured plant names differently than European languages—many contain repeated syllables or sound units that English speakers find unusual.
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