Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum chinense having small, round, extremely hot green to red fruit.
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- noun An intensely piquant
chilli pepper , species name Capsicum chinense.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I see that the OED definition number 3 for the word habanero reads
podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history 2008
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In any case, I’m pretty sure I’d rather get a colonoscopy with a red-hot poker dipped in habanero salsa than see this.
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This is not as inauthentic as it sounds, actually, because the habanero is a close relative of Cuban sweet peppers ajà dulce, a.k.a. ajà cachucha.
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The Pepper Garden, "All the C. chinense species are often referred to as habanero, but that appellation is a misnomer because literally hundreds of pod types exist
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The name habanero refers to a specific pod type from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. "
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The habanero is the hottest chile pepper you'll find in your local grocery stores, and they are very, very hot.
WN.com - Articles related to In memory of Mother: Eat your vegetables part four 2010
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The habanero is the hottest chile pepper you'll find in your local grocery stores, and they are very, very hot.
WN.com - Articles related to In memory of Mother: Eat your vegetables part four 2010
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It might not be a coincidence that Stougaard - a fan of chiles such as habanero and
latimes.com - News 2011
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The kitchen at Finnegan's turns out inventive interpretations of traditional pub fare, such as habanero-marinated chicken wings or "Irish nachos" - pork, bacon, cheese and salsa atop waffle-fried potatoes.
SFGate: Top News Stories Doug Levy 2010
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I normally visit it only a few times a year but each time I cruise each and every aisle carefully, looking for rare commodities such as habanero hot chili sauce to give friends!
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator 2008
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