jalapenho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

jalapeño (unadapted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jalapeño.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ʒa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.laˈpe.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpɐ(j).ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: Are we positive it's not "ralapenho"?)

Rhymes: -eɲu, (Brazil) -ẽɲu, (Portugal) -ɐɲu
Hyphenation: ja‧la‧pe‧nho

Noun

jalapenho m (plural jalapenhos)

jalapeño (cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum)
Synonym: pimenta-jalapenho