Variant: also chil · te · pine
Pronunciation: ' chil-t ə - ˌ p ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Mexican Spanish chiltepín, from Nahuatl ch ī ltecpin, from ch ī lli 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 So. America to northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. also : this plant