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ja⋅la⋅pe⋅ño

  [hah-luh-peyn-yoh; Sp. hah-lah-pe-nyaw]
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–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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ja·la·pe·ño   (hä'lə-pān'yō)   
n.   pl. ja·la·pe·ños
  1. A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having a very pungent green or red fruit.
  2. The fruit of this plant.

[American Spanish (chile) jalapeño, (chile of) Jalapa, after Jalapa.]
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