ají

noun

ä-ˈhē 

variants or less commonly aji

plural ajíes also ajies or ajís or ajis

: a chili pepper that ranges in pungency from mild to very hot and is produced by several usually cultivated varieties of a wild South American capsicum (Capsicum baccatum)

also : a plant bearing ají peppers

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish ají, from Taino axí

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above