Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A ripe jalapeño pepper that has been dried and smoked for use in cooking.

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  • adjective Seasoned with or flavored by chipotles.
  • noun A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking.

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  • noun a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Mexican Spanish chipotle, chilpotle, chilpocle, from Nahuatl *chīlpōctli : chīlli, chili + pōctli, smoke.]

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From Spanish chipotle.

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