plural anchos
: a poblano chili pepper especially when mature and dried to a reddish black compare poblano
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Exclusively available on Aura Bora’s website, the flavor is made with watermelon, ancho chili, and lime extracts.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 5 July 2024
The drink menu includes craft cocktails like an ancho margarita made with grapefruit and cinnamon, and Patio Views, a drink made with gin, watermelon and coconut.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
It’s traditionally cooked with goat meat that is marinated with adobo sauce, which as guajillo and ancho chiles, garlic cloves, onions and various Mexican spices.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Add the ancho and pasilla peppers and fry quickly for 10 seconds on each side.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 5 July 2024
The drink menu includes craft cocktails like an ancho margarita made with grapefruit and cinnamon, and Patio Views, a drink made with gin, watermelon and coconut.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
It’s traditionally cooked with goat meat that is marinated with adobo sauce, which as guajillo and ancho chiles, garlic cloves, onions and various Mexican spices.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Add the ancho and pasilla peppers and fry quickly for 10 seconds on each side.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Ancho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancho. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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