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Definition of "habanero" []

  • A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum chinense having small, round, extremely hot green to red fruit. (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 "habanero" in a sentence
  • "I see that the OED definition number 3 for the word habanero reads"
  • "In any case, I’m pretty sure I’d rather get a colonoscopy with a red-hot poker dipped in habanero salsa than see this."
  • "This is not as inauthentic as it sounds, actually, because the habanero is a close relative of Cuban sweet peppers ají dulce, a.k.a. ají cachucha."