habanero

See also: habañero

English

habanero peppers

Alternative forms

• habañero (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish habanero.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnɛɹoʊ/
• (US, hypercorrect) IPA^(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnjɛɹoʊ/ (often along with habañero)

• Audio (Northern California):

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Noun

habanero (plural habaneros)

1. An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense.

Derived terms

• chocolate habanero

See also

• ancho
• jalapeno
• Scotch bonnet

Spanish

Etymology

From La Habana +‎ -ero; see Havana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈneɾo/ [a.β̞aˈne.ɾo]

• Audio (Chile):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ha‧ba‧ne‧ro

Adjective

habanero (feminine habanera, masculine plural habaneros, feminine plural habaneras)

1. native or related to Havana

Noun

habanero m (plural habaneros, feminine habanera, feminine plural habaneras)

1. an inhabitant or native of Havana

Noun

habanero m (plural habaneros)

1. a variety of hot chilli pepper

See also

• jalapeño

Further reading

• “habanero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28