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habanero
(ä′bä ner′ō)
noun pl. habaneros
a kind of chili pepper that is small, orange when ripe, and extremely hot: it is used esp. in Latin American cooking
in full habanero pepper
See habanero in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ha·ba·ne·ros
A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum chinense having small, round, extremely hot green to red fruit.
Origin:
Origin: American Spanish, of Havana (from the theory that it originated in Cuba)
Origin: , from (La) Habana, Havana
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