A type of mild, fruity dried chili pepper commonly used in Mexican cuisine, or the plant that produces it.
From Spanish guajillo, a diminutive of guaje (a pod or container), referring to the pod-like shape of the pepper.
The guajillo pepper was domesticated from wild chilies in Mexico thousands of years ago, and its name literally means 'little pod'—showing how Spanish speakers applied familiar words to New World foods.
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