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jalapeño pepper

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ja⋅la⋅pe⋅ño

[hah-luh-peyn-yoh; Sp. hah-lah-pe-nyaw]
–noun, plural -pe⋅ños [-peyn-yohz; Sp. -pe-nyaws] .
a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used esp. in Mexican cooking.
Also, ja⋅la⋅pe⋅no.
Also called jalapeño pepper.


Origin:
1935–40; < MexSp (chile) jalapeño (chile of) Jalapa
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