piquillo

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noun

A specific breed of small, red pepper originally from Peru

OriginSpanish piquillo →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounpiquillo (plural piquillos)

plural piquillos

  1. A specific breed of small, red pepper originally from Peru

    Piquillos are not edible raw; instead, they're smoke-roasted, then packed in jars.

    2008, Karen Adler, Judith Fertig, BBQ bash, →ISBN, page 134

Origin

  1. Spanishpiquillo
  2. Spanishpiquillo
  3. Englishpiquillo

Borrowed from Spanish piquillo.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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