jalapeño

See also: jalapeno

English

immature jalapeño peppers

Alternative forms

• jalapeno (more common in the UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhæləˈpiːnəʊ/, /ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌxæləˈpɛnjəʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpɛnjəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, /ˌhɑləˈpiːnjoʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpiːnjoʊ/, /həˈlæpɨˌnoʊ/, /dʒəˈlæpɨˌnoʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌhæləˈpiːnoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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  Audio (US, Northern California):

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Noun

jalapeño (plural jalapeños)

1. a cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum

   Synonyms: jalapeño pepper, jalap

Translations

variety of hot chili pepper

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨西哥辣椒 (Mòxīgē làjiāo)

• Classical Nahuatl: chīlchotl
• Danish: jalapeno
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• Finnish: jalapeno, jalapeño (fi)
• German: Jalapeño m, Jalapeno m
• Japanese: ハラペーニョ (harapēnyo)
• Korean: 할라페뇨 (hallapenyo)
• Russian: халапе́ньо (ru) n (xalapɛ́nʹo)

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• xalapeño

Etymology

From Jalapa +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xalaˈpeɲo/ [xa.laˈpe.ɲo]

• Audio (Chile):

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Adjective

jalapeño (feminine jalapeña, masculine plural jalapeños, feminine plural jalapeñas)

1. of or pertaining to the city of Jalapa

Noun

jalapeño m (plural jalapeños, feminine jalapeña, feminine plural jalapeñas)

1. an inhabitant or resident of Jalapa
2. jalapeño (pepper)

See also

• chipotle
• habanero