chipotle

noun

: a smoked and usually dried jalapeño pepper

Examples of chipotle in a Sentence

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The cilantro cream, chipotle aioli and hot sauce have been imitated by what seems like every breakfast burrito operation that followed. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 If using jarred diced chipotle in adobo sauce, use about ¼ cup. Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2025 This short rib stew will satisfy any cravings for warming comfort food, while tingling the palate with the smoky heat of chipotle peppers and Southwestern spice. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 Service begins with an amuse bouche and a fresh baked pastry basket, followed by a choice of appetizers including avocado toast with sunflower seeds and chili flakes, crispy salmon sushi with chipotle mayonnaise, or tuna tartare with lemon-olive dressing, among others. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chipotle

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish chipotle, chilpotle, from Nahuatl *chīlpōctli, from chīlli chili pepper + pōctli smoke, something smoked

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chipotle was in 1922

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“Chipotle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipotle. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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