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chile mulato, n. U.S.
Brit. |ˌtʃɪli muːˈlatəʊ|, |ˌtʃɪli mʊˈlatəʊ|, U.S. |ˌtʃɪli mʊˈlɑdoʊ|, |ˌtʃɪleɪ mʊˈlɑdoʊ|
Plural chiles mulatos, chilies mulatos, unchanged
Forms: 19– chile mulato, 19– chili mulato
[‹ Mexican Spanish chile mulato (although this is apparently first attested later: 1926 or earlier), lit. ‘dark chilli’ > n. + mulato mulatto n.
The plural chiles mulatos is after the Spanish plural form.]
A dried poblano chilli pepper, dark brown in colour, used esp. in Mexican cookery.
1907Mexican Herald 17 Oct. 10/3 Mexico City Produce... Chile mulato..11 ½ kilos 6.50. 1938Los Angeles Times 19 May b15/4 Grind thoroughly together in mortar one pound each of chili mulato (dark, mahogany, dried, chili pepper) and chili ancho (dark red, very broad, dried chili pepper). 1960L. Barrett tr. E. Verissimo Mexico vii. 163 Chili peppers of all varieties surround her..; and there, too, is the chile mulato, withered, half-dried, of a rather sombre look, in a vague threat of gastric disturbances. 2002San Antonio (Texas) Express-News (Nexis) 9 Jan. 1 f, Apricot sauce: 10 fresh chiles chilhuacles or 6 chiles mulatos, washed, seeded and deveined, roasted and soaked in salted water. |