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ja·la·pe·ño 
Audio Help [hah-luh-peyn-yoh; Sp. hah-lah-pe-nyaw] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [hah-luh-peyn-yoh; Sp. hah-lah-pe-nyaw] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -pe·ños
Audio Help [-peyn-yohz; Sp. -pe-nyaws] Pronunciation Key.
Audio Help [-peyn-yohz; Sp. -pe-nyaws] Pronunciation Key. | 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.
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jalapeno
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| ja·la·pe·ño
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n. pl. ja·la·pe·ños
[American Spanish (chile) jalapeño, (chile of) Jalapa, after Jalapa.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| jalapeno | |
noun | |
| 1. | plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: cayenne] |
| 2. | hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
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