"jalapeño" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /xalaˈpeɲo/, [xa.laˈpe.ɲo] Forms: jalapeña [feminine], jalapeños [masculine, plural], jalapeñas [feminine, plural], xalapeño [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɲo Etymology: From Jalapa + -eño. Etymology templates: {{af|es|Jalapa|-eño}} Jalapa + -eño Head templates: {{es-adj}} jalapeño (feminine jalapeña, masculine plural jalapeños, feminine plural jalapeñas)
  1. of, from or relating to Xalapa, Veracruz
    Sense id: en-jalapeño-es-adj-ZnbGqx4L Categories (other): Demonyms, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Foods: 37 37 26

Noun

IPA: /xalaˈpeɲo/, [xa.laˈpe.ɲo] Forms: jalapeños [plural], jalapeña [feminine], jalapeñas [feminine, plural], xalapeño [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɲo Etymology: From Jalapa + -eño. Etymology templates: {{af|es|Jalapa|-eño}} Jalapa + -eño Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} jalapeño m (plural jalapeños, feminine jalapeña, feminine plural jalapeñas)
  1. an inhabitant or resident of Xalapa Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-jalapeño-es-noun-o9uJ9e0H Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Foods: 37 37 26
  2. jalapeño (pepper) Tags: masculine Synonyms: cuaresmeño
    Sense id: en-jalapeño-es-noun-AsQsDfQo Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -eño, Foods, Peppers Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 30 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -eño: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Foods: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Peppers: 28 27 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chipotle, habanero

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        }
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      "ipa": "[xa.laˈpe.ɲo]"
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      "ipa": "[xa.laˈpe.ɲo]"
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ハラペーニョ (harapēnyo)",
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            "2": "할라페뇨",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "chipotle"
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        "an inhabitant or resident of Xalapa"
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          "Xalapa"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xa.laˈpe.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jalapeño"
}

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