Definition of chile de arbol
plural chiles de arbol
or chiles de árbol
food
: a small, elongate hot pepper of Mexico that is bright red when mature
- Chile de arbol, a relative of the cayenne pepper, it has an acidic, smoky heat that gives it a killer punch.
- —John Keenan, Omaha World-Herald, 16 June 2006
- Chiles de árbol are thin, red, very hot chiles available at supermarkets, specialty foods stores, and Latin markets.
- —Carolynn Carreño, Bon Appétit, October 2010
