Noun: jalapeño ,ha-lu'peyn-yow or haa-lu'peen-yow
- Hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
"Jalapeño peppers add a spicy kick to nachos";
- jalapeño pepper
- Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
"He grew jalapeño peppers for making his own hot sauce";
- cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli pepper [Brit], Capsicum annuum longum
Derived forms: jalapeños
Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, chile [US], chili [N. Amer], chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli [Brit], chilli pepper [Brit], pepper
Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum
Encyclopedia: Jalapeño