jalapeno

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A form of jalapeño — A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.

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Meanings

nounjalapeno (plural jalapenos)

plural jalapenos

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jalapeño.
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    Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies.

    2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

Broader
capsicumpeppercapsicum pepper plant

nounhot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico

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jalapeno pepper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishjalapeño
  2. Spanishjalapeño
  3. Englishjalapeno

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

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APA

jalapeno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalapeno

MLA

“jalapeno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalapeno. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jalapeno,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalapeno.

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