habanero

== English == === Alternative forms === habañero (nonstandard) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish habanero. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛɹəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnɛɹoʊ/ (US, hypercorrect) IPA(key): /ˌ(h)ɑbəˈnjɛɹoʊ/ (often along with habañero) === Noun === habanero (plural habaneros) An intensely spicy chili pepper, Capsicum chinense. ==== Derived terms ==== chocolate habanero habanerita ==== See also ==== ancho jalapeno Scotch bonnet == Spanish == === Etymology === From La Habana +‎ -ero; see Havana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abaˈneɾo/ [a.β̞aˈne.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: ha‧ba‧ne‧ro === Adjective === habanero (feminine habanera, masculine plural habaneros, feminine plural habaneras) native or related to Havana === Noun === habanero m (plural habaneros, feminine habanera, feminine plural habaneras) an inhabitant or native of Havana === Noun === habanero m (plural habaneros) a variety of hot chilli pepper ==== See also ==== jalapeño === Further reading === “habanero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025