poblano

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/pəˈblɑːnəʊ//pəʊˈblɑːnəʊ/

noun

A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).

OriginSpanish poblano →
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Meanings

poblano1

nounpoblano (plural poblanos)

plural poblanos

  1. A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).

    In our times of popular gourmetism, the Anaheim chili is easy to find year round in the supermarket, but the poblano remains seasonal in spring and fall.

    1993, Huntley Dent, Feast of Santa Fe: Cooking of the American Southwest, page 62

Poblano2

proper nounPoblano (plural Poblanos)

plural Poblanos

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

poblano · noun

  1. Spanishpoblano
  2. Spanishpoblano
  3. Englishpoblano

Borrowed from Spanish poblano.

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Poblano · proper noun

  1. SpanishPoblano
  2. EnglishPoblano

Borrowed from Spanish Poblano.

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Cite this entry
APA

poblano. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poblano

MLA

“poblano.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poblano. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poblano,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poblano.

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