jalapenho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jalapeño (unadapted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ʒa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ʒa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.laˈpe.ɲo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpɐ(j).ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpɐ(j).ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/

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• Rhymes: -eɲu, (Brazil) -ẽɲu, (Portugal) -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: ja‧la‧pe‧nho

Noun

jalapenho m (plural jalapenhos)

1. jalapeño (cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum)

   Synonym: pimenta-jalapenho