chipotle
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English
Etymology
From Spanish chipotle, from Classical Nahuatl chīlpōctli, compound of chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tʃɪˈpɒt.leɪ/, /tʃɪˈpəʊt.leɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɔt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.li/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.li/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɔt.li/
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Noun
chipotle (plural chipotles)
- A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.
- 2012, Bo Rinaldi, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking, Penguin, →ISBN:
- 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.
Translations
a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
Further reading
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From a compound of Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chipotle m (plural chipotles)
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Further reading
- “chipotle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10