chipotle

noun

chi·​pot·​le chə-ˈpōt-lā  chē-  -ˈpȯt-  -lē 

: a smoked and usually dried jalapeño pepper

Examples of chipotle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Add the garlic, chipotle pepper, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, paprika, nutritional yeast, and salt. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

The combination of bacon and chipotle chiles in adobo sauce add heat, depth, and earthiness to your ordinary stick of unsalted butter. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

For lunch, try the Honey Chili Chicken Biscuit with Glazed Baffoni Farm Chicken, egg, Cheddar cheese, mozzarella and chipotle sauce. — Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

That most definitely includes Erewhon’s luxe steak-and-eggs breakfast burrito with chipotle mayo, which the nutritionists in Rambling’s test kitchens calculate is in the 800- to 900-calorie range. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish chipotle, chilpotle, from Nahuatl *chīlpōctli, from chīlli chili pepper + pōctli smoke, something smoked

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above