jalapeno
pronunciation
How to pronounce jalapeno in British English:
UK [ˌhɑ:lə'peɪnjəʊ]
How to pronounce jalapeno in American English:
US [ˌhɑlə'peɪnjoʊ]
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- Noun:
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
- hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
Word Origin
- jalapeno (n.)
- type of pepper, by 1957, literally "of Jalapa," from Mexican Spanish Jalapa, place in Mexico, from Aztec Xalapan, literally "sand by the water," from xalli "sand" + atl "water" + -pan "place."
Example
- 1. And if you 're a real man ? You 'll eat that jalapeno .
- 2. The president ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce , tomato , jalapeno peppers , and mustard as well as several other cheeseburgers to go .