释义 |
chil·te·pin noun also chil·te·pine \ˈchiltəpēn\ (-s) Etymology: Mexican Spanish chiltepín, from Nahuatl chīltecpin, from chīlli chili pepper + tecpin, tecpintli flea : a small red wild hot pepper produced by a plant of the genus Capsicum (C. annum glabriusculum syn. C. annuum aviculare) occurring from northern South America to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States ; also : this plant |