CHILTEPIN


Meaning of CHILTEPIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also chil·te·pine ˈchil-tə-ˌpēn

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 ; also : this plant

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