# jalapeño
## English
### Alternative forms

* jalapeno (more common in the UK)

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish jalapeño.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.jəʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpiːnəʊ/, /ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ/, /ˌhæləˈpɛnjəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/, /ˌhæ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/, IPA: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.joʊ/
** (US, less commonly) IPA: /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.oʊ/, /ˌhæ.ləˈpin.oʊ/, /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.oʊ/, /ˌhæ.ləˈpeɪn.oʊ/,
** (US, humorous spelling pronunciation) IPA: /d͡ʒəˈlæpənoʊ/
* (Canada) IPA: [ˌhaləˈpiːnjo] IPA: [-pɛn-], [-pe(ɪ)n-]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (Northern California):(file)

### Noun

jalapeño (plural jalapeños)
* A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.
    Synonyms: jalapeño pepper, jalap
    Coordinate term: cayenne pepper
** 2024 June 6, Brooke Younger, “What Is Swicy, and Why Do You Need It in Your Life?”, in Cozymeal‎:For example, salsa and pico de gallo from Mexican cuisine sometimes include fruits like peach, mango or pineapple, balancing hot peppers like habanero or jalapeño with their sweetness.

#### Translations
### References

* 1 2 3 “jalapeño”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 “jalapeño”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* 1 2 “jalapeño”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
* 1 2 3 4 “jalapeño”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* 1 2 “jalapeño”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* ↑ “jalapeño” (US) / “jalapeño” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
* ↑ “jalapeño”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

### Further reading

* jalapeño on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish jalapeño.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xa.laˈpɛ.ɲɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɲɔ
* Syllabification: ja‧la‧pe‧ño

### Noun

jalapeño n (indeclinable)
* jalapeño

### Further reading

* jalapeño in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish jalapeño.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ha.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ha.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁa.laˈpẽ.ɲu/ [χa.laˈpẽ.j̃u]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.laˈpe.ɲo/ [ha.laˈpe.ɲo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.lɐˈpɐ(j).ɲu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.lɐˈpɐ(j).ɲu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐ.lɐˈpe.ɲu/
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### Noun

jalapeño m (plural jalapeños)
* Alternative form of jalapenho

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* xalapeño

### Etymology

From Jalapa +‎ -eño.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xalaˈpeɲo/ [xa.laˈpe.ɲo]
* Audio (Chile):(file)
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɲo
* Syllabification: ja‧la‧pe‧ño

### Adjective

jalapeño (feminine jalapeña, masculine plural jalapeños, feminine plural jalapeñas)
* of, from or relating to Xalapa, Veracruz

### Noun

jalapeño m (plural jalapeños, feminine jalapeña, feminine plural jalapeñas)
* an inhabitant or resident of Xalapa
* jalapeño (pepper)
    Synonym: cuaresmeño

#### Descendants

* → English: jalapeño, jalapeno (more common in the UK)
* → Esperanto: ĥalapenjo
* → Hijazi Arabic: هلپينيو (halapēnyu, halapīnyu), هلبينيو (halabīnyu, halabēnyu)
* → Japanese: ハラペーニョ (harapēnyo)
* → Korean: 할라페뇨 (hallapenyo)
* → Portuguese: jalapenho

#### See also

* chipotle
* habanero

### Further reading

* “jalapeño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish jalapeño.

### Noun

jalapeño c
* jalapeño

#### Declension
### References

* jalapeño in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* jalapeño in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Turkish
### Alternative forms

* jalapeno

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish jalapeño.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hɑɫɑˈpɛnjo/
** (informal) IPA: /ʒɑɫɑˈpɛno/
* Rhymes: -ɛnjo

### Noun

jalapeño (definite accusative jalapeñoyu, plural jalapeñolar)
* jalapeño

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
jalapeño
jalapeñolar
definite accusative
jalapeñoyu
jalapeñoları
dative
jalapeñoya
jalapeñolara
locative
jalapeñoda
jalapeñolarda
ablative
jalapeñodan
jalapeñolardan
genitive
jalapeñonun
jalapeñoların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
jalapeñom
jalapeñolarım
2nd singular
jalapeñon
jalapeñoların
3rd singular
jalapeñosu
jalapeñoları
1st plural
jalapeñomuz
jalapeñolarımız
2nd plural
jalapeñonuz
jalapeñolarınız
3rd plural
jalapeñoları
jalapeñoları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
jalapeñomu
jalapeñolarımı
2nd singular
jalapeñonu
jalapeñolarını
3rd singular
jalapeñosunu
jalapeñolarını
1st plural
jalapeñomuzu
jalapeñolarımızı
2nd plural
jalapeñonuzu
jalapeñolarınızı
3rd plural
jalapeñolarını
jalapeñolarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
jalapeñoma
jalapeñolarıma
2nd singular
jalapeñona
jalapeñolarına
3rd singular
jalapeñosuna
jalapeñolarına
1st plural
jalapeñomuza
jalapeñolarımıza
2nd plural
jalapeñonuza
jalapeñolarınıza
3rd plural
jalapeñolarına
jalapeñolarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
jalapeñomda
jalapeñolarımda
2nd singular
jalapeñonda
jalapeñolarında
3rd singular
jalapeñosunda
jalapeñolarında
1st plural
jalapeñomuzda
jalapeñolarımızda
2nd plural
jalapeñonuzda
jalapeñolarınızda
3rd plural
jalapeñolarında
jalapeñolarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
jalapeñomdan
jalapeñolarımdan
2nd singular
jalapeñondan
jalapeñolarından
3rd singular
jalapeñosundan
jalapeñolarından
1st plural
jalapeñomuzdan
jalapeñolarımızdan
2nd plural
jalapeñonuzdan
jalapeñolarınızdan
3rd plural
jalapeñolarından
jalapeñolarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
jalapeñomun
jalapeñolarımın
2nd singular
jalapeñonun
jalapeñolarının
3rd singular
jalapeñosunun
jalapeñolarının
1st plural
jalapeñomuzun
jalapeñolarımızın
2nd plural
jalapeñonuzun
jalapeñolarınızın
3rd plural
jalapeñolarının
jalapeñolarının :