chipotle
English
Etymology
From Spanish chipotle, from Classical Nahuatl chīlpōctli, compound of chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tʃɪˈpəʊt.leɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɒt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.li/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɒt.li/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (US, Northern California) (file)
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.
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Translations
a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
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Further reading
chipotle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- helicopt
Spanish
Etymology
From a compound of Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈpotle/ [t͡ʃiˈpo.t̪le]
Audio (Chile) (file) - Rhymes: -otle
- Syllabification: chi‧po‧tle
Noun
chipotle m (plural chipotles)
- chipotle
Related terms
- chile
Further reading
- “chipotle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014