jalapeño

Or ja·la·pe·no

[hah-luh-peyn-yoh, hah-lah-pe-nyaw]

noun

plural

jalapeños 

1. a hot green or orange-red chile pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.

jalapeño

/ dʒæləˈpiːnəʊ, xalaˈpenjo /

noun

1. Also: jalapeño pepper. a very hot type of green chilli pepper, used esp in Mexican cookery

Word History and Origins

Origin of jalapeño¹

First recorded in 1935–40; from Mexican Spanish ( chile ) jalapeño “(chile of) Jalapa ”; chile ¹ ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of jalapeño¹

Mexican Spanish

Related Words

• chili pepper www.thesaurus.com
• hot pepper 
• red pepper