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chile verde

American

[chil-ee vair-dee, -day, vur-, chee-le, chee-le ver-the] / ˈtʃɪl i ˈvɛər di, -deɪ, ˈvɜr-, ˈtʃi lɛ, ˈtʃi lɛ ˈḇɛr ðɛ /

Also chili verde

noun

Southwest Cooking.

a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.

Etymology

Origin of chile verde

First recorded in 1865–70; from Spanish (Mexico, Texas) chile verde “green chile pepper”

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chile verde

She invested in technology that enabled online orders, for dishes like the restaurant’s signature chile verde.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2021

La Carreta amps up the Chicano factor by instead smothering their eggs with chile verde and chile colorado.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2019

The kitchen does right by chile rellenos, chile verde and enchiladas.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2018

Crowd favorites are chile verde, mole and carnitas.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2018

I stare down at the ship’s cafeteria, which I’m positive has no masa or chile verde.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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