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
Examples of ají in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Counteracting all that fat is an aji criollo, a thick green sauce of garlic, peppers and herbs that thrums with lime juice and vinegar.
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Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
Holding it all together is a fluffy flour tortilla smeared with a spicy and sour aji verde sauce.
—Kat Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Martinez tasted the mixture, added some more aji and then tasted again.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
The tender seafood is coiled on a hash of potatoes, chorizo and corn that gets a nice assist from dots of sunny yellow aji amarillo aioli.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
Make double batches and drizzle the aji verde over a bowl of black beans and long-grain rice, or toss roasted potatoes, peppers and onions in the chimichurri.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
The aji verde packs a punch, depending on the serranos picked that day.
—Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
This salsa consists of julienned red onions, finely chopped cilantro and aji amarillo all marinated in lime juice.
—Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Rather than the usual aji, or Japanese horse mackerel, the aquarium has been trying to feed its penguins a more common type of mackerel called saba that’s larger and, according to the finicky, flightless birds, less appetizing.
—Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 7 July 2022
Gabe Hiatt, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
Holding it all together is a fluffy flour tortilla smeared with a spicy and sour aji verde sauce.
—Kat Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
Martinez tasted the mixture, added some more aji and then tasted again.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
The tender seafood is coiled on a hash of potatoes, chorizo and corn that gets a nice assist from dots of sunny yellow aji amarillo aioli.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
Make double batches and drizzle the aji verde over a bowl of black beans and long-grain rice, or toss roasted potatoes, peppers and onions in the chimichurri.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
The aji verde packs a punch, depending on the serranos picked that day.
—Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
This salsa consists of julienned red onions, finely chopped cilantro and aji amarillo all marinated in lime juice.
—Diosa Femme, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Rather than the usual aji, or Japanese horse mackerel, the aquarium has been trying to feed its penguins a more common type of mackerel called saba that’s larger and, according to the finicky, flightless birds, less appetizing.
—Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 7 July 2022
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Word History
Etymology
American Spanish ají, from Taino axí
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near ají
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“Ají.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aj%C3%AD. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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