JALAPEÑO


Meaning of JALAPEÑO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ja·la·pe·no ˌhä-lə-ˈpā-(ˌ)nyō, ˌha-, -ˈpā-(ˌ)nō, -ˈpē-(ˌ)nō

( 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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