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Definition of chipotle
: a smoked and usually dried jalapeño pepper
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Recent Examples of chipotle from the Web
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In a saucepan, combine the ancho and guajillo chilis with the chipotles.
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Chicago chef and Mexican cooking expert Rick Bayless came up with this terrific burger, which combines ground chuck, spicy chorizo and chipotle peppers.
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Chef Joe Ermigiotti’s golf-ball-size dumplings (available fried or steamed) have fillings found in sandwiches, such as honey chipotle chicken, roast pork, and cheesesteak, plus sweet varieties such as apple pie and cheesecake.
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Stir together rotisserie chicken meat, chipotle chile in adobo, ground cumin and garlic powder.
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Read about the beef, chicken, shrimp, crab, cream cheese and two kinds of chiles rolled in nori and rice then deep fried and covered with ponzo and chipotle aoli.
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Chipotle, 2017 An Eastern European criminal gang reportedly used phishing to steal the credit card information of millions of Chipotle customers.
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Chipotle said hackers used malware to access data from payment cards on the company's point of sale systems at certain restaurants from March 24 to April 18.
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Holland America’s gourmet take on the American burger comes with bacon jam, garlic chipotle aioli, cheddar cheese, Cabernet red onions and avocado.
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Origin and Etymology of chipotle
Mexican Spanish chipotle, chilpotle, from Nahuatl *chīlpōctli, from chīlli chili pepper + pōctli smoke, something smoked
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