jalapeño

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.

Pronunciation

/ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.jəʊ/ /ˌhæləˈpiːnəʊ/ /ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ/ /ˌhæləˈpɛnjəʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/ /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.joʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.joʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.oʊ/ /ˌhæl.əˈpin.oʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.oʊ/ /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.oʊ/ /d͡ʒəˈlæpənoʊ/ [ˌhaləˈpiːnjo] [-pɛn-] [-pe(ɪ)n-] en-us-jalapeño.ogg En-us-ncalif-jalapeno.ogg

Word forms

jalapeño jalapeños jalapeno

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl xalli Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa-ta Proto-Nahuan *aa-tl Classical Nahuatl atl Classical Nahuatl -pan Classical Nahuatl Xalapanbor. Spanish Jalapa Latin -ēnus Spanish -eño Mexican Spanish jalapeñoubor. English jalapeño Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish jalapeño.

Synonyms

jalapeño pepper jalap

Derived words

jalapeñorita jalapeñotini

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