picantes
- plural of picante.
Example Sentences
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“This little plant, I call her Hot Stuff,” I tell Toño, for I hope her fruits will be truly picantes.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & MarĂa Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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Along the Alameda are placed rows of tables covered with refreshments, consisting of lemonade, brandy, chicha, picantes, fish, dulces, &c.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina
All the picantes have a very red color, owing to the quantity of cayenne used in preparing them; the achote grains, which are also used, produce a beautiful vermilion tint.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina