Jalapeno definition
A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having a very pungent green or red fruit.
noun
The fruit of this plant.
noun
A kind of chili, or hot pepper, that is small, dark green, and very hot: it is used esp. in Mexican cooking.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
jalapeno
Plural:
jalapenos, jalapeosOrigin of jalapeno
- American Spanish (chile) jalapeño (chile of) Jalapa after Jalapa (a traditional center of the production of the cultivar)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Spanish jalapeño
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