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chilpoctli
Nahuatl · pre-1500s
"smoked chili pepper"
combining "chilli" (chili) and "poctli" (smoke)
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chipotle
Spanish · 1500s-1600s
"a smoked jalapeño pepper"
adopted from Nahuatl via Spanish colonial contact in Mexico
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chipotle
English · 1900s-2000s
"a smoked and dried jalapeño pepper"
adopted as Mexican cuisine spread internationally
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