ja·la·pe·ño (hä l -p n y )n. pl. ja·la·pe·ños 1. A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having a very pungent green or red fruit. 2. The fruit of this plant. [American Spanish (chile) jalapeño, (chile of) Jalapa, after Jalapa.] |
jalapeño [dʒæləˈpiːnəʊ (Spanish) xalaˈpenjo]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a very hot type of green chilli pepper, used esp in Mexican cookery Also jalapeño pepper
[Mexican Spanish]
Translations
jalapeño jalapeno [ˌhæləˈpeɪnjəʊ ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ] n (= chilli pepper) → jalapeño petit piment piquant)m >
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