JALAPENO PEPPER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico

Synonyms:

jalapeno; jalapeno pepper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("jalapeno pepper" is a kind of...):

chile; chili; chili pepper; chilli; chilly (very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jalapeno pepper"):

chipotle (a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking)

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