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

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First recorded in 1950–55; from Mexican Spanish (chile) poblano “(chile) from Puebla,” equivalent to puebl(o) + -ano -an; see also chile¹

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.
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Sandra tells us she makes it with roasted poblano chilies and roasted tomatoes.
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The poblano had spoken the truth to his friend from Yucatan.
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