habanero
noun
ha·ba·ne·ro
ˌ(h)ä-bə-ˈn(y)er-ō 
variants
or less commonly habañero
: a very hot roundish chili pepper (Capsicum chinense) that is usually orange when mature
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The bold burger with a whiskey demi-glace and habanero aioli, though, stood out as a dish of Sacramento’s early 2010s.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
Sweet Butter’s Shrimp Ceviche This simple recipe from Sweet Butter in Sherman Oaks uses plump tiger shrimp, onion, tomato and habanero peppers in fresh lemon juice with spices that are probably already in your pantry.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
Sweet Butter’s Shrimp Ceviche This simple recipe from Sweet Butter in Sherman Oaks uses plump tiger shrimp, onion, tomato and habanero peppers in fresh lemon juice with spices that are probably already in your pantry.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Habanero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habanero. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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