poblano
[ puh-blah-noh; Spanish paw-blah-naw ]
noun,plural po·bla·nos [puh-blah-nohz; Spanish paw-blah-naws]. /pəˈblɑ noʊz; Spanish pɔˈβlɑ nɔs/.
a dark-green, mild or slightly pungent chile pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
Origin of poblano
1- See also ancho.
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How to use poblano in a sentence
poblano peppers, with their mild, emerald flesh come in at around 1,250 SHU.
What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out. | Leigh Cowart | September 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceSandra tells us she makes it with roasted poblano chilies and roasted tomatoes.
Holy Molé: Tucson’s Mexican Food with a Kick | Jane & Michael Stern | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe poblano had spoken the truth to his friend from Yucatan.
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