Yakan - sili

sili

Small, hot, red pepper; chili pepper.

Capsicum frutescens

They grow on bushes, are about one centimeter long and can be eaten green or red. They are crushed and often mixed with salt.

Pī kew ngeddo' sili.

Go and fetch some pepper.

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N- -an, mag-

-an

To use hot pepper in s.t.

Bang kew magsayul da'a silihanun, iyu' ku lalahan.

When you cook vegetables don’t use peppers in it; I find them hot.

Ga' ku tagam magsili.

I am not accustomed to using peppers.

Niya' nilihan sayulkun.

Someone put hot peppers in my vegetables.

sili bulan

Larger, yellow pepper (not very hot).

Capsicum family

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