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Noun: jalapeņo
  1. Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    - cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli pepper [Brit], long pepper, Capsicum annuum longum
     
  2. Hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
    - jalapeņo pepper

Derived forms: jalapeņos

Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, chile, chili [N. Amer], chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli [Brit], chilli pepper [Brit], chilly, pepper

Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum