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Habanero, n. and a.
Brit. |ˌhabəˈnɛːrəʊ|, |ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛːrəʊ|, U.S. |(h)ɑbəˈnɛroʊ|
Forms: 18– Habanero, 18– Habañero[irreg.], 19– Habanera[rare] [Also with lower-case initial.]
[‹ Spanish Habanero (noun) inhabitant of Havana (1825 or earlier), (adjective) from Havana (1837 or earlier) > n.) + -ero -eer suffix1. In sense A. 4, short for chile habanero.
In form Habanera probably after habanera n. or its etymon Spanish Habanera, feminine form corresponding to Habanero.]
A. n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Havana or its environs.
1845J. H. Ingraham Rafael Concl. 45 It was plain from the indifference with which this sight was witnessed by the Habaneros that they were reserving the edge of their appetite for the less ordinary execution upon the wheel. 1875Appletons' Jrnl. 20 Mar. 354/2 The Habañeros consider the Bay of Havana the finest in the world. 1929Travel Nov. 8/2 They assaulted, robbed, and murdered without pity, taking all that the ‘Habaneros’ possessed. 1972Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 66 253/2 In Reckord's book, Cuba is represented to the readers through the words of as wide a variety of Habaneros as he could find to interview. 2003Américas Sept.–Oct. 14/2 He again demonstrated his civil engineering skills by building a much-needed aqueduct to provide water for the city, her forts, and ships, which would be used by habaneros until 1835.
2. A Cuban cigar. Cf. Havana n. a
1845J. H. Ingraham Clipper-yacht i. 7 The two young men..proceeded to smoke their fragrant Habaneros with the appearance of great personal enjoyment. 1851De Bow's Rev. Mar. 369/2 It cannot be duly appreciated until we have doffed our boots, donned our dressing-gown, and fairly lighted our Habanero. 1915N.Y. Times 19 Aug. 5 (advt.) Roig's Habanero. 1943Times 15 Oct. 1/3 (advt.) Cigars for disposal, fine condition... Habaneros. 1995Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Nov. d1 A single Super Habanero may be had for a mere 80 cents—if you could get one.
3. A Latin American alcoholic drink, typically distilled from sugar cane.
1868J. L. Stephens Incidents of Travel in Yucatan I. xiv. 294 We then gave him half a cup of Habanero, some plantains and a cigar... Finally, with a sad attempt at a smile, he asked for another drink of Habanero and a cigar, and went away. 1880N. Amer. Rev. Nov. 431 Every one of the laborers in the volcano takes, in the morning and in the evening, and sometimes at noon, a good draught of mezcal or habanero. 1933N.Y. Times 12 Dec. 4/3 Aguardiente is a grape brandy and habanero a sugar-cane rum. 1966P. Bowles Up above World v. xxxi. 215 Grove ordered habanero; there was only beer. 2004Global News Wire (Nexis) 22 Jan. Mexican Rums—Referred to as Habanero rums, these are aged in sherry casks.
4. = chile habanero.
1972D. Kennedy Cuisines Mexico 37 The habanero is shaped like a small lantern. It is light green, and has a smooth, undulating surface, and is fiercely picante. 1992Smithsonian Jan. 50/2 Lunch for many Mayan field-workers..is a cup of atole..and habaneros, roasted on hot coals..then chopped and rolled in a tortilla. 2000Guardian 8 Sept. ii. 7/2 What future beckons for the Tezpur chilli, now officially the hottest in the world, twice as strong as its nearest rival in Mexico, the red savina Habanero (which scores 577,000 on the Scoville scale).
B. adj. Of or relating to Havana or its inhabitants.
1853National Era (Electronic text) 26 May The green Almendares, the Guadalquiver of the Habanero poets, glides under hanging groves, swiftly but stealthily along to the sea. 1981Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 61 544 News of Maceo's presence in the suburbs of the capital in January 1896..stunned Habanero society and evoked the specter of the apocalypse. 2003Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 4 May 4, I had once attended a wedding reception for habanero teenagers at a pigeon-fanciers' club. |