pasilla
/pəˈsɪlə/(also pasila, pasillo) Chiefly North American
noun
A dried chilli pepper of a long, thin, dark-coloured variety.
adjective
Designating a chilli pepper of this type. Chiefly as postpositive.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of American Folklore. FromMexican Spanish pasilla from pasa raisin, with reference to the pepper's appearance + -illa.