jalapeno
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I ordered a fat carne asada burrito that came with two delicious salsas and a grilled jalapeño.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
For chicken nuggets, tortilla-based masa and jalapeño buttermilk coatings were the key.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
If you’re feeling spicy, try leveling some lemon peels with jalapeños and sugar along with adding a jalapeño garnish and a Tajin rim around the glass.
From Salon • Aug. 29, 2025
It is all about spice: a tart smack of mustard followed by the slow burn of a jalapeño pepper.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
She hated fish with bones, and there was no way she was eating jalapeño and green onion hushpuppies.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing jalapeno
English Words Derived from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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World Cuisine - Introductory
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