rocoto
English
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Rocoto fruit and cross-section
Alternative forms
- locoto
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish rocoto, from Quechua ruqutu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/
Noun
rocoto (plural rocotos)
- (cooking) A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.
References
rocoto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Capsicum pubescens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Capsicum pubescens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spanish
Alternative forms
- locoto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈkoto/ [roˈko.t̪o]
Audio (Peru) (file) - Rhymes: -oto
- Syllabification: ro‧co‧to
Noun
rocoto m (plural rocotos)
- rocoto (chili pepper)
Further reading
- “rocoto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014