chipotle
/tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/
EN
A smoked and dried jalapeño chili pepper, often used in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisine for its smoky, spicy flavor.
I added a chopped chipotle to the salsa for extra heat and smoke.
Etymology
Chipotle comes from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word chilpoctli, which combines chil meaning 'chili' and poctli meaning 'smoke'. The term entered English via Mexican Spanish in the mid-20th century.
Translations
Collocations
chipotle pepperchipotle sauceadobo chipotlesmoked chipotle
Synonyms
smoked jalapeño
Related Words
jalapeñochilismoked pepperadobosalsa