rocoto

English

Rocoto fruit and cross-section

Alternative forms

locoto

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rocoto, from Quechua ruqutu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/

Noun

rocoto (plural rocotos)

(cooking) A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.

References

rocoto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Capsicum pubescens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Capsicum pubescens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Alternative forms

locoto

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua ruqutu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /roˈkoto/ [roˈko.t̪o]
(Peruvian)
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification: ro‧co‧to

Noun

rocoto m (plural rocotos)

rocoto (chili pepper)

Further reading

“rocoto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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