chili con carne vs chili

chili con carne and chili both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chili con carne	Yes	No	No	No
chili	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chili con carne and chili are synonyms defined as:

chili con carne and chili: ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

chili con carne (noun)	chili (noun)
ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans	very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
	ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans