chipotle

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UK/tʃɪˈpɒt.leɪ/UK/tʃɪˈpəʊt.leɪ/US/t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.leɪ/US/t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.leɪ/

noun

A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.

OriginSpanish chipotle ← Classical Nahuatl chīlpōctli →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounchipotle (plural chipotles)

plural chipotles

  1. A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.

    Sweet corn on the cob comes to vibrant life with a caramelized glaze of smoky chipotle peppers, tangy lime juice, sea salt, and agave nectar.

    2012, Bo Rinaldi, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking, Penguin, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlchīlpōctli
  2. Spanishchipotle
  3. Englishchipotle

From Spanish chipotle, from Classical Nahuatl chīlpōctli, compound of chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 乾紅辣椒 /干红辣椒
  • 乾紅辣椒 /干红辣椒 (gān hóng làjiāo)a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
Japanese チポトレ
  • チポトレ (chipotore)a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
Polish chipotle
  • chipotlea ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
Russian чипо́тле
  • чипо́тле (čipótle)a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
Spanish chipotle
  • chipotlea ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

helicopt
Cite this entry
APA

chipotle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chipotle

MLA

“chipotle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chipotle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chipotle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chipotle.

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