jalapenho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jalapeño (unadapted)

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

Spanish jalapeñobor.

Portuguese jalapenho

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ha.laˈpẽ.j̃u], /ʒa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ʒa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [χa.laˈpẽ.j̃u], /ʒa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ʒa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.laˈpe.ɲo/ [ha.laˈpe.ɲo], /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