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pequin

pequin noun: a small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar.

Noun

pequin (plural pequins)

  1. A small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar.
    • ... chili pequins, which come with a handwritten warning : 'fiery little devils.' I have a small bag of pequins in the pantry I haven't even used in a recipe yet, but somehow I feel a little safer knowing they're there.2005 November 14, Christina Palassio, Alana Wilcox, The Edible City: Toronto's Food from Farm to Fork, Coach House Books, →ISBN, page 222
    • ... chile peppers—Thais and Malaysians prefer cayennes and bird peppers; Caribbeans enjoy habaneros; Mexicans choose poblanos, jalapenos, and serranos; and Peruvians like ajis, rocotos, and pequins. Chile blends are prized not only for[…]2006 October 23, Susheela Raghavan, Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings, CRC Press, →ISBN

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Pequin

Pequin (plural Pequins)

  1. A surname from French.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Pequin

Pequin

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Peking (“Chinese capital city”).
    • That Riuer of Nanquin which I called (Yamſu or) Ianſu, the ſonne of the Sea, goeth Northward to Nanquin, and then returning ſomewhat Southward, runneth into the Sea with great force; fortie myles from which it paſſeth by Nanquin. And that from hence to Pequin there might bee paſſage by Riuers, the...1625, Samuel Purchas, Pvrchas His Pilgrimes, volume III, London, →OCLC, page 340

Forms of pequin

Noun
pluralpequins
Proper noun
pluralPequins

Origin of pequin

Borrowed from French Pequin.

Questions about pequin

What does pequin mean?
Pequin means a small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar.
What part of speech is pequin?
Pequin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pequin?
The plural of pequin is pequins.

Words near pequin in the dictionary

  1. Pequeno
  2. Pequenos
  3. pequi
  4. Pequignot
  5. Pequignots
  6. pequin
  7. pequins
  8. pequis
  9. Pequiste
  10. Pequistes
  11. Pequit

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