poblano

poblano

See also: Poblano

English

A poblano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poblano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈblɑːnəʊ/, /pəʊˈblɑːnəʊ/

Noun

poblano (plural poblanos)

1. A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
   • 1993, Huntley Dent, Feast of Santa Fe: Cooking of the American Southwest (page 62)

     In our times of popular gourmetism, the Anaheim chili is easy to find year round in the supermarket, but the poblano remains seasonal in spring and fall.

See also

• poblano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Spanish

Adjective

poblano (feminine poblana, masculine plural poblanos, feminine plural poblanas)

1. (relational) of Puebla (a state of Mexico)

Noun

poblano m (plural poblanos)

1. poblano (chile pepper)

Further reading

• “poblano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Chile poblano on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• Puebla on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es