jalapeño

• jalapeno (more common in the UK)

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhæləˈpiːnəʊ/, /ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌxæləˈpɛnjəʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpɛnjəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊ/, /ˌhɑləˈpiːnjoʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpiːnjoʊ/, /həˈlæpɨˌnoʊ/, /dʒəˈlæpɨˌnoʊ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌhæləˈpiːnoʊ/

• Audio (US)

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  Audio (US, Northern California)

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jalapeño (plural jalapeños)

1. a cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum

   Synonyms: jalapeño pepper, jalap

• xalapeño

From Jalapa +‎ -eño.

• IPA^(key): /xalaˈpeɲo/

• Audio (Chile)

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jalapeño (feminine singular jalapeña, masculine plural jalapeños, feminine plural jalapeñas)

1. of or pertaining to the city of Jalapa

jalapeño m (plural jalapeños, feminine jalapeña, feminine plural jalapeñas)

1. an inhabitant or resident of Jalapa
2. jalapeño (pepper)

• chipotle
• habanero