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jalapeño

noun · 1 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.jəʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhæləˈpiːnəʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhæləˈpɛnjəʊ/
  • General-American: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/
  • General-American: /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.joʊ/
  • General-American: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.joʊ/
  • US, uncommon: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.oʊ/
  • US, uncommon: /ˌhæl.əˈpin.oʊ/
  • US, uncommon: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.oʊ/
  • US, uncommon: /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.oʊ/
  • /d͡ʒəˈlæpənoʊ/ US, humorous spelling pronunciation
  • Canada: [ˌhaləˈpiːnjo]
  • Canada: [-pɛn-]
  • Canada: [-pe(ɪ)n-]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jalapeño pepper, jalap

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl xalli Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paC-ta Proto-Nahuan *aa-tl Classical Nahuatl atl Classical Nahuatl -pan Classical Nahuatl Xalapanbor. Spanish Jalapa Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Latin -ēnus Spanish -eño Mexican Spanish jalapeñoubor. English jalapeño Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish jalapeño.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَلَبِينْيُو (halabīnyū) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Arabic: هَالَابِينْيُو (hālābīnyū) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨西哥辣椒 (Mòxīgē làjiāo) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Danish: jalapeno — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Finnish: jalapeno — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Finnish: jalapeño — variety of hot chili pepper
  • German: Jalapeño — variety of hot chili pepper
  • German: Jalapeno — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Hindi: ख़ालापेन्यो (xālāpenyo) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Japanese: ハラペーニョ (harapēnyo) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Korean: 할라페뇨 (hallapenyo) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Classical Nahuatl: chīlchotl — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Polish: jalapeño — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Portuguese: pimenta-jalapenho — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Portuguese: jalapenho — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Russian: халапе́ньо (xalapɛ́nʹo) — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Swedish: jalapeño — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Turkish: jalapeño — variety of hot chili pepper
  • Yiddish: כאַלאַפּעניאָ (khalapenyo) — variety of hot chili pepper