chiltepin

dried chiltepin fruit

Meaning

Noun

  • A wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (variety), found in Mexico and the southwestern US.

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Origin

  • From Nahuatl; the first element is chilli, the second is tecpin.

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