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131bird pepper — noun a tropical American capsicum pepper which is thought to be the ancestor of both sweet and chilli peppers. [Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum.] ↘the small, red, very hot fruit of the bird pepper …
132jalapeño pepper — jalapeño UK [ˌhæləˈpeɪnjəʊ] / US [ˌhɑləˈpeɪnjoʊ] or jalapeño pepper UK / US noun [countable] Word forms jalapeño : singular jalapeño plural jalapeños a small green or red pepper often used in Mexican cooking for giving food a hot flavour …
