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HOT PEPPER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
  • Botany
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

chili pepper: The genus is generally considered to contain only one species, Capsicum frutescens, with many varieties. ... The chili pepper (C. f. longum) bears long, tapering, usually pungent, red or yellow fruits, 4 to 10 inches (10 to 25 cm) in length. Dried chili peppers are ground to make cayenne pepper, or red pepper, seasoning.

OBS

A long red, or yellow variety of Capsicum frutescens with a sharp, pungent flavor, used in flavoring, condiments etc. It is the source of cayenne pepper.

Key term(s)
  • long pepper
  • Capsicum frutescens var. longum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
  • Botanique
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Piment. Fruits de diverses plantes de la famille des Solanées, dont les principaux sont : [...] Le piment frutescent [...] originaire d'Amérique, appelé aussi piment enragé ou poivre de Cayenne [...]

OBS

Poivre long : «Poivre long» est donné par QUENC comme synonyme de «piment enragé», mais d'après LAGAS, il s'agit d'une autre espèce. Aucune autre source française n'a pu confirmer ou infirmer cette synonymie.

Key term(s)
  • piment long
  • Capsicum frutescens var. longum

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción hortícola
  • Botánica
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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