单词 | jalapeno |
释义 | jalapeno (once / 173814 pages) n A jalapeno is a small hot pepper, and it's also the name of the plant that grows these peppers. To make salsa, you need tomatoes, jalapenos, and a few other ingredients. Most fans of Mexican food are familiar with green jalapenos, the usual stage at which they're picked. If you leave the peppers on the plant, however, the jalapenos eventually turn bright red. In English, the word is spelled either with or without the tilde accent over the n. This accent makes it clear that jalapeño is a Spanish word — and it means "of Jalapa," a place in Mexico known as the birthplace of the jalapeno. WORD FAMILYjalapeno: jalapenos USAGE EXAMPLESThey include lettuce, Swiss chard, eggplant, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn and even sunflowers. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) Cook for about 3 minutes or just until the meat starts to release some of its oils, then add the oil and whole jalapeño. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) For this 60-minute version, simmer shredded rotisserie chicken with kidney beans, jalapeño, tomatoes, diced peppers, cilantro, garlic and a medley of spices. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1n hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico Syn|Hypo|Hyper jalapeno pepper chipotle a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency 2n plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red Syn|Hyper Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers |
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