- spe aking ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁India , ▁heat less ▁vari eties ▁are ▁called ▁" c aps ic ums ", ▁while ▁hot ▁ones ▁are ▁called ▁" ch illi " /" ch ill ies " ▁( double ▁L ). ▁Pe pper onc ini ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" s weet ▁caps icum ". ▁The ▁term ▁" bell ▁pe ppers " ▁is ▁almost ▁never ▁used , ▁although ▁C . ▁ann u um ▁and ▁other ▁vari eties ▁which ▁have ▁a ▁bell ▁shape ▁and ▁are ▁fairly ▁hot , ▁are ▁often ▁called ▁" bell ▁ch ill ies ". ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁Ireland , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁heat less ▁vari eties ▁are ▁commonly ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" pe ppers " ▁( or ▁more ▁specifically ▁" green ▁pe ppers ", ▁" red ▁pe ppers ", ▁etc .), ▁while ▁the ▁hot ▁ones ▁are ▁" ch illi " /" ch ill ies " ▁( double ▁L ) ▁or ▁" ch illi ▁pe ppers ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁common ▁heat less ▁vari eties ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" bell ▁pe ppers ", ▁" s weet ▁pe ppers ", ▁" red / green / etc . ▁pe ppers ", ▁or ▁simply ▁" pe ppers ", ▁addition ally ▁in ▁Indiana ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" m ango es / m ango ▁pe ppers ", ▁while ▁the ▁hot ▁vari eties ▁are ▁collect ively ▁called ▁" ch ile " /" ch iles ", ▁" ch ili " /" ch