chipotle

English

Etymology

From Spanish chipotle, from Classical Nahuatl chīlpōctli, compound of chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tʃɪˈpɒt.leɪ/, /tʃɪˈpəʊt.leɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɔt.leɪ/, /t͡ʃɪˈpoʊt.li/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɑt.li/, /t͡ʃɪˈpɔt.li/

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (Northern California):

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Noun

chipotle (plural chipotles)

1. A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.
   • 2012, Bo Rinaldi, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-Fat Vegan Cooking, Penguin, →ISBN:

     Sweet corn on the cob comes to vibrant life with a caramelized glaze of smoky chipotle peppers, tangy lime juice, sea salt, and agave nectar.

Translations

a ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乾紅辣椒 / 干红辣椒 (gān hóng làjiāo)

• Japanese: チポトレ (chipotore)
• Marathi: चिपोटले m (cipoṭle)
• Russian: чипо́тле (ru) m (čipótle)
• Spanish: chipotle m

Further reading

• chipotle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• helicopt

Spanish

Etymology

From a compound of Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”) + pōctli (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈpotle/ [t͡ʃiˈpo.t̪le]

• Audio (Chile):

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• Rhymes: -otle
• Syllabification: chi‧po‧tle

Noun

chipotle m (plural chipotles)

1. chipotle

Related terms

• chile

 

Further reading

• “chipotle”, 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