English Explanatory Dictionary

four-way

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. relating to four different directions.
noun
  1. A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, and onions or sometimes beans.

Word forms

four-way four-ways

Etymology

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.

Derived words

four-way stop
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