noun
- small to medium-sized hot chili peppers, typically green when fresh and red when ripe, commonly used in Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking
Usage: plural of jalapeño
Examples
- She added diced jalapenos to the salsa for extra heat.
- The nachos were topped with sliced jalapenos and cheese.
- Fresh jalapenos are much spicier than the pickled ones.
- He grew jalapenos in his garden alongside tomatoes and herbs.
- The restaurant serves stuffed jalapenos as an appetizer.
- Remove the seeds from jalapenos to reduce their spiciness.