单词 | habanero |
释义 | Habaneron.adj. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Havana or its environs. ΚΠ 1845 J. H. Ingraham Rafael Concl. 45 It was plain from the indifference with which this sight was witnessed by the Habaneros that they were reserving the edge of their appetite for the less ordinary execution upon the wheel. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 20 Mar. 354/2 The Habañeros consider the Bay of Havana the finest in the world. 1929 Travel Nov. 8/2 They assaulted, robbed, and murdered without pity, taking all that the ‘Habaneros’ possessed. 1972 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 66 253/2 In Reckord's book, Cuba is represented to the readers through the words of as wide a variety of Habaneros as he could find to interview. 2003 Américas Sept.–Oct. 14/2 He again demonstrated his civil engineering skills by building a much-needed aqueduct to provide water for the city, her forts, and ships, which would be used by habaneros until 1835. 2. A Cuban cigar. Cf. Havana n. a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cheroot > cigar > type of Bermuda?a1641 Havana1802 regalia1819 long nine1821 short-six1831 loco-foco1835 Cuba1837 cabana1840 panatela1841 Habanero1845 pickwick1847 colorado maduro1851 colorado1854 colorado claro1854 maduro1854 Henry Clay1855 Trichinopoli chain1863 trichi1877 perfecto1884 claro1891 toby1894 twofera1911 Jamaican1919 1845 J. H. Ingraham Clipper-yacht i. 7 The two young men..proceeded to smoke their fragrant Habaneros with the appearance of great personal enjoyment. 1851 De Bow's Rev. Mar. 369/2 It cannot be duly appreciated until we have doffed our boots, donned our dressing-gown, and fairly lighted our Habanero. 1915 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. 5 (advt.) Roig's Habanero. 1943 Times 15 Oct. 1/3 (advt.) Cigars for disposal, fine condition... Habaneros. 1995 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Nov. d1 A single Super Habanero may be had for a mere 80 cents—if you could get one. 3. A Latin American alcoholic drink, typically distilled from sugar cane. ΚΠ 1868 J. L. Stephens Incidents of Travel in Yucatan I. xiv. 294 We then gave him half a cup of Habanero, some plantains and a cigar... Finally, with a sad attempt at a smile, he asked for another drink of Habanero and a cigar, and went away. 1880 N. Amer. Rev. Nov. 431 Every one of the laborers in the volcano takes, in the morning and in the evening, and sometimes at noon, a good draught of mezcal or habanero. 1933 N.Y. Times 12 Dec. 4/3 Aguardiente is a grape brandy and habanero a sugar-cane rum. 1966 P. Bowles Up above World v. xxxi. 215 Grove ordered habanero; there was only beer. 2004 Global News Wire (Nexis) 22 Jan. Mexican Rums—Referred to as Habanero rums, these are aged in sherry casks. 4. = chile habanero. ΚΠ 1972 D. Kennedy Cuisines Mexico 37 The habanero is shaped like a small lantern. It is light green, and has a smooth, undulating surface, and is fiercely picante. 1992 Smithsonian Jan. 50/2 Lunch for many Mayan field-workers..is a cup of atole..and habaneros, roasted on hot coals..then chopped and rolled in a tortilla. 2000 Guardian 8 Sept. ii. 7/2 What future beckons for the Tezpur chilli, now officially the hottest in the world, twice as strong as its nearest rival in Mexico, the red savina Habanero (which scores 577,000 on the Scoville scale). B. adj. Of or relating to Havana or its inhabitants. ΚΠ 1853 National Era (Electronic text) 26 May The green Almendares, the Guadalquiver of the Habanero poets, glides under hanging groves, swiftly but stealthily along to the sea. 1981 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 61 544 News of Maceo's presence in the suburbs of the capital in January 1896..stunned Habanero society and evoked the specter of the apocalypse. 2003 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 4 May 4 I had once attended a wedding reception for habanero teenagers at a pigeon-fanciers' club. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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