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

Example Sentences

If you’re feeling spicy, try leveling some lemon peels with jalapeños and sugar along with adding a jalapeño garnish and a Tajin rim around the glass.

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From Spanakopita to a Roasted Hatch Chile & Jalapeño Cheese Dip, here are eight items that are guaranteed to make you a stellar guest at your next potluck.

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TJ’s said it best: “Where does one even begin to recommend occasions for Trader Joe’s Roasted Hatch Chile & Jalapeño Cheese Dip? Perhaps one starts from the premise that any occasion can be vastly improved by the addition of a superlatively creamy, remarkably cheesy, and sensationally spicy appetizer Dip, and goes from there.”

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Continuing on the appetizers train, TJ’s Jalapeño & Cream Cheese Crispy Wontons are described as “a mix between a rangoon and jalapeño popper.”

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The wontons are filled with a delicious blend of cream cheese, parmesan and diced jalapeño peppers, which is then encased in a wonton skin and fried “until bubbly and golden brown.”

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• hot pepper 
• red pepper