Main Entry: ja·la·pe·ño

Variant(s): also ja·la·pe·no \ˌhä-lə-ˈpā-(ˌ)nyō, ˌha-, -ˈpā-(ˌ)nō, -ˈpē-(ˌ)nō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ja·la·pe·ños also ja·la·pe·nos

Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from jalapeño, adjective, of Jalapa

Date: 1939

: a small plump dark green chili pepper of Mexico and the southern United States —called also jalapeño pepper