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chiltepin

/t͡ʃɪlˈtɛpɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chiltepin
IPA
/t͡ʃɪlˈtɛpɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US.

Etymology

From Nahuatl; the first element is chilli (“pepper”), the second is tecpin (“flea”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chiltepins (plural)

Phrases

Chiltepin yellow mosaic virus

Synonyms

chiltepe

Questions

How do you pronounce chiltepin?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɪlˈtɛpɪn/.
What does chiltepin mean?
A wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US.
Where does chiltepin come from?
From Nahuatl; the first element is chilli (“pepper”), the second is tecpin (“flea”).

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