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jalapenos

/ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊz/ /ˌhæləˈpeɪnjoʊz/

Meanings
noun
A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.

Examples :

"I added some jalapenos to my tacos to make them spicier. "
vegetable food plant

Related Words

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tacos noun

/ˈtɑkoʊz/ /ˈtækoʊz/

A Mexican snack food; a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled), with typically some type of meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables (usually tomatoes and lettuce, as served in the United States, and cilantro, onion, and avocado, as served in México) and salsa.

"After school, I bought three tacos from the food truck for dinner. "

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hot verb

/hɒt/ /hɑt/

(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.

"The oven is hotting up the pizza quickly. "

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added verb

[ˈad.əd] [ˈæɾ.əd]

To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

"She added sugar to her coffee to make it sweeter. "

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cultivar noun

/ˈkʌltɪvɑːr/ /ˈkʌltɪˌvɑːr/

A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

""The 'Honeycrisp' is a popular cultivar of apple, known for its sweet and crisp fruit." "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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capsicum noun

/ˈkæpsɪkəm/

Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.

"My mom grows capsicum in her garden, and we use it to make spicy salsa. "

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pepper noun

/ˈpɛpə/ /ˈpɛpɚ/

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

"My grandmother grows a variety of pepper plants in her garden. "

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spicier adjective

/ˈspaɪsiər/ /ˈspaɪsɪər/

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

"He prepared a spicy casserole."

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some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

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them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

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chili noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪli/

The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

"I added some chili to my soup to make it spicier. "