noun
- a small, extremely hot wild chili pepper native to Mexico and the southwestern United States
Usage: also spelled chiltepín or chiltepe; regional, primarily used in Mexican and southwestern U.S. cuisine
Examples
- The chiltepin is one of the hottest peppers you can find in the wild.
- She added dried chiltepins to her salsa for extra heat and flavor.
- Chiltepins grow naturally in the Sonoran Desert region.
- The small chiltepin pepper is prized by chefs for its intense spiciness.
- Local farmers in Mexico have harvested chiltepins for centuries.