jalapeno-pepper

ja·la·pe·ño

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


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

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jalapeño (dʒæləˈpiːnəʊ, Spanish xalaˈpenjo) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also: jalapeño pepper a very hot type of green chilli pepper, used esp in Mexican cookery
 
[Mexican Spanish]

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