JALAPENO


Meaning of JALAPENO in English

Variant: also ja · la · pe · no

Pronunciation: ˌ hä-l ə - ' p ā -( ˌ )ny ō , ˌ ha-, - ' p ā -( ˌ )n ō , - ' p ē -( ˌ )n ō

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ños also -nos

Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from jalapeño, adjective, of Jalapa

Date: 1939

: a small plump dark green chili pepper of Mexico and the southern U.S. ― called also jalapeño pepper

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