Etymology

pasilla

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Today it means: A variety of chili (a dried chilaca), used especially in sauces. Full definition →

Spanish pasilla
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompasilla
  2. English todaypasilla

From the Spanish pasilla, diminutive of pasa (“raisin”).

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