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poblano

/pəˈblɑːnəʊ/

poblano noun: a mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).

poblano: a mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles...
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Noun

poblano (plural poblanos)

  1. A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
    • In our times of popular gourmetism, the Anaheim chili is easy to find year round in the supermarket, but the poblano remains seasonal in spring and fall.1993, Huntley Dent, Feast of Santa Fe: Cooking of the American Southwest, page 62

Proper noun capitalized: Poblano

Poblano (plural Poblanos)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Forms of poblano

Noun
pluralpoblanos
Proper noun
pluralPoblanos

Origin of poblano

Borrowed from Spanish poblano.

Borrowed from Spanish Poblano.

Questions about poblano

What does poblano mean?
Poblano means a mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
What part of speech is poblano?
Poblano can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce poblano?
Poblano is pronounced /pəˈblɑːnəʊ/.
What is the plural of poblano?
The plural of poblano is poblanos.

Words near poblano in the dictionary

  1. Poblacion Ward IV
  2. Poblacion West
  3. Poblacion Weste
  4. Poblacion X
  5. Poblacion XI
  6. poblano
  7. poblanos
  8. Poblete
  9. Pobletes
  10. pobody's nerfect
  11. Poboru

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