chiltepin

English

dried chiltepin fruit

Etymology

From Nahuatl; the first element is chilli (“pepper”), the second is tecpin (“flea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪlˈtɛpɪn/

Noun

chiltepin (plural chiltepins)

1. A wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US.

Synonyms

• chiltepe

Derived terms

• Chiltepin yellow mosaic virus

References

• chiltepin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia