CHILTEPIN

also ~e noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish chiltepín, from Nahuatl chīltecpin, from chīlli chili pepper + tecpin, tecpintli flea Date: 1985 a small red oblong wild chili pepper of marked pungency that is produced by a capsicum ( Capsicum annuum glabriusculum syn. C. annuum aviculare ) occurring from northern South America to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States