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rocoto

/ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/

rocoto noun: a kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.

rocoto: a kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia
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Noun

rocoto (plural rocotos)

  1. A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.

Forms of rocoto

pluralrocotos

Origin of rocoto

Borrowed from Spanish rocoto, from Quechua ruqutu.

Questions about rocoto

What does rocoto mean?
Rocoto means a kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.
What part of speech is rocoto?
Rocoto is a noun.
How do you pronounce rocoto?
Rocoto is pronounced /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/.
What is the plural of rocoto?
The plural of rocoto is rocotos.

Words near rocoto in the dictionary

  1. rococoness
  2. rococos
  3. rocombole
  4. rocomboles
  5. ROCOR
  6. rocoto
  7. rocotos
  8. Rocouyenne
  9. Rocouyennes
  10. rocovitine
  11. Rocque

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