shishito

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noun

A sweet Japanese pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.

OriginJapanese 獅子唐 →
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Meanings

nounshishito (plural shishitos)

plural shishitos

  1. A sweet Japanese pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.

Origin

  1. Japanese獅子唐
  2. Englishshishito

Borrowed from Japanese 獅子唐 (shishitō).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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