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Definition of "ancho" []

  • A dried poblano pepper. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ancho" in a sentence
  • "In addition to the more famous restaurants, Cuernavaca has its share of mom-and-pop eateries like Restaurant Taxco, which features a good variety of enchiladas with various fillings and sauces, and local specialties like rabbit in ancho chile adobo and chicken in peach sauce."
  • "However, while perusing their dinner menu I've just found "Sonoran Wild Boar Carnitas" (simmered in ancho chile sauce with roasted chayote squash) that sounds really promising (Meg, can you hear me?)."
  • "Among the more traditional dishes of the Chontal, whose towns and villages are spread out along waterways, are grilled armadillo, crawfish in ancho chile sauce and crab in red pipian."
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