Red powder chile pepper

Chili pepper(alsochile pepperorchilli pepper, fromNahuatlchilli) is the fruit^[1]of plants from thegenusCapsicum, members of thenightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India,^[2]Malaysia and other Asian countries is justchilliwithout pepper.

Chili peppers originated in the Americas. After the Columbian Exchange, many cultivars of chili pepper spread across the world, used in both food and medicine.