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jalapenho.

jalapeño (cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/Brazil[ha.laˈpẽ.j̃u]Brazil/ʒa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/Brazil[ʒa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]Brazil
  1. jalapeño (cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl xalli Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paC-ta Proto-Nahuan *aa-tl Classical Nahuatl atl Classical Nahuatl -pan Classical Nahuatl Xalapanbor. Spanish Jalapa Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Latin -ēnus Spanish -eño Spanish jalapeñobor. Portuguese jalapenho Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

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