poblano

See also: Poblano

English

A poblano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poblano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈblɑːnəʊ/, /pəʊˈblɑːnəʊ/

Noun

poblano (plural poblanos)

1. A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
   • 1993, Huntley Dent, Feast of Santa Fe: Cooking of the American Southwest, page 62:

     In our times of popular gourmetism, the Anaheim chili is easy to find year round in the supermarket, but the poblano remains seasonal in spring and fall.

See also

• poblano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Adjective

poblano (feminine poblana, masculine plural poblanos, feminine plural poblanas)

1. (relational) of Puebla (a state of Mexico)

Derived terms

• mole poblano

 

Noun

poblano m (plural poblanos)

1. poblano (chile pepper)

Noun

poblano m (plural poblanos, feminine poblana, feminine plural poblanas)

1. someone from Pueblo, Mexico

Further reading

• “poblano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Chile poblano on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Puebla on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es