habanero
See also: habañero
English
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habanero peppers
Alternative forms
- habañero (nonstandard)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish habanero.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnɛɹoʊ/
- (US, hypercorrect) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnjɛɹoʊ/ (often along with habañero)
Audio (US, Northern California) (file)
Noun
habanero (plural habaneros)
- An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
See also
- ancho
- jalapeno
- Scotch bonnet
Spanish
Etymology
From La Habana + -ero; see Havana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaˈneɾo/ [a.β̞aˈne.ɾo]
Audio (Chile) (file) - Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ha‧ba‧ne‧ro
Adjective
habanero (feminine habanera, masculine plural habaneros, feminine plural habaneras)
- native or related to Havana
Noun
habanero m (plural habaneros, feminine habanera, feminine plural habaneras)
- an inhabitant or native of Havana
Noun
habanero m (plural habaneros)
- a variety of hot chilli pepper
See also
- jalapeño
Further reading
- “habanero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014