chile de árbol

American  

[chee-lay-day ahr-bohl, chi-lee] / ˈtʃi leɪ deɪ ˈɑr boʊl, ˈtʃɪ li /

noun

plural

chiles de árbol

1. a small, thin, hot Mexican chili pepper with a bright red color.

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Example Sentences

“It’s a place of people who are salt of the earth,” he concluded, moving on to guacamole that he spiked with La Parrilla’s salsa de chile de árbol.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Their camarones a la diabla entree has a nutty spice and includes a guajillo puree and chile de árbol, a small but potent Mexican chili pepper.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

The spice comes from the combined propulsion of three peppers: chile de árbol, chipotle and guajillo.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

One soup uses Thai chilis, and the other chile de árbol, but no one seems to care about the difference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2022

They added a little garlic, and opted for fresh chile de árbol — unusual because it’s generally dried — for the pepper, unspecified in the recipe.

From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2019