Jalapeno

A small, spicy green or red chili pepper used in many Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes. It adds heat and flavor to foods like salsa, nachos, and sauces.

From Mexican Spanish “jalapeño,” meaning “from Jalapa,” a city in Mexico (now often spelled Xalapa). The “-eño” ending in Spanish often means “a person or thing from a place.” So the pepper is literally “the one from Jalapa.”