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chipotle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tʃɪˈpɒt.leɪ/
  • UK: /tʃɪˈpəʊt.leɪ/
  • US: /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.leɪ/
  • US: /t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.leɪ/
  • US: /t͡ʃɪˈpɔt.leɪ/
  • US: /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.li/
  • US: /t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.li/
  • US: /t͡ʃɪˈpɔt.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IH0 P OW1 T L IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jalapeno, jalapeno pepper

History

Etymology

From Spanish chipotle, from Classical Nahuatl chīlpōctli, compound of chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 乾紅辣椒 /干红辣椒 (gān hóng làjiāo) — a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
  • Japanese: チポトレ (chipotore) — a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
  • Marathi: चिपोटले (cipoṭle) — a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
  • Polish: chipotle — a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
  • Russian: чипо́тле (čipótle) — a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking
  • Spanish: chipotle — a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking