Chilli in Malayalam
Chilli is മുളക് (mulak) in Malayalam, the name of both the plant and the pods sold in every market. Kerala cooks use it daily, fresh or dried, and the word needs no qualifier in ordinary speech.
Most common translation
Pepper (plant), chilli (plant).
ഈ മുളക് നല്ല എരിവാണ്.
ee mulaku nalla erivanu.
This chilli is very hot.
All Malayalam words for “chilli”
- മുളക് (mulak) — Pepper (plant), chilli (plant).
- എരിവുള്ള (erivulla) — Spicy, hot with chilli; pungent food that burns the tongue.
മുളക് (mulak) is the chilli itself; എരിവുള്ള (erivulla) describes food that is hot with chilli.
Common questions
How do you say chilli in Malayalam?
മുളക് (mulak) is the word for chilli, plant and pod alike.
How do you call food that is chilli-hot?
Such food is എരിവുള്ള (erivulla), meaning pungent or burning on the tongue.