chilchote

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlchotl (“green chili pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃilˈt͡ʃote/ [t͡ʃilʲˈt͡ʃo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: chil‧cho‧te

Noun

chilchote m (plural chilchotes)

1. (Mexico) a spicy, green variety of chili pepper used in cooking

Related terms

• chile

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 46

Further reading

• “chilchote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10