chilchote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlchotl (“green chili pepper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃilˈt͡ʃote/ [t͡ʃilʲˈt͡ʃo.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: chil‧cho‧te

Noun

chilchote m (plural chilchotes)

(Mexico) a spicy, green variety of chili pepper used in cooking

Related terms

chile

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 46

Further reading

“chilchote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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