habanero
See also: habañero
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish habanero.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnɛɹoʊ/
- (US, hypercorrect) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnjɛɹoʊ/ (often along with habañero)
Audio (US, Northern California) (file)
Noun edit
habanero (plural habaneros)
- An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.
Derived terms edit
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From La Habana + -ero; see Havana.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
habanero (feminine habanera, masculine plural habaneros, feminine plural habaneras)
- native or related to Havana
Noun edit
habanero m (plural habaneros, feminine habanera, feminine plural habaneras)
- an inhabitant or native of Havana
Noun edit
habanero m (plural habaneros)
- a variety of hot chilli pepper
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Further reading edit
- “habanero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014