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guajillo

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A variety of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having a deep reddish-orange fruit that is mildly to moderately hot.
  • noun The fruit of this plant.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Mexican Spanish, from diminutive of guaje, any of several tropical Mexican leguminous trees of the genus Leucaena that bear edible seedpods (the chili being so called because its fruits resemble these seedpods), from Nahuatl huāxin.]

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Examples

  • For aficionados of Mexican cuisine, learning to prepare a salsa guajillo is an exciting prospect, as much of an adventure as scaling the Popocatépetl volcano would be for a climber.

    Intrepid cocinero 2006

  • For aficionados of Mexican cuisine, learning to prepare a salsa guajillo is an exciting prospect, as much of an adventure as scaling the Popocatépetl volcano would be for a climber.

    Intrepid cocinero 2006

  • At the Puebla, shrimp in guajillo sauce and chiles stuffed with shrimp are among the popular menu items.

    Dining in the D.F.: Food and drink in Mexico's capital 2004

  • Located at Lopez 43 corner Victoria, Colonia Centro (no telephone) La Ciudad de Leon serves up rabbit in guajillo sauce and meatballs in herb sauce, typical Central Mexican regional favorites, at Eje Central 96, Colonia Centro (Tel. 5529 2544)

    Dining in the D.F.: Food and drink in Mexico's capital 2004

  • At the Puebla, shrimp in guajillo sauce and chiles stuffed with shrimp are among the popular menu items.

    Dining in the D.F.: Food and drink in Mexico's capital 2004

  • At the Puebla, shrimp in guajillo sauce and chiles stuffed with shrimp are among the popular menu items.

    Dining in the D.F.: Food and drink in Mexico's capital 2004

  • Located at Lopez 43 corner Victoria, Colonia Centro (no telephone) La Ciudad de Leon serves up rabbit in guajillo sauce and meatballs in herb sauce, typical Central Mexican regional favorites, at Eje Central 96, Colonia Centro (Tel. 5529 2544)

    Dining in the D.F.: Food and drink in Mexico's capital 2004

  • Located at Lopez 43 corner Victoria, Colonia Centro (no telephone) La Ciudad de Leon serves up rabbit in guajillo sauce and meatballs in herb sauce, typical Central Mexican regional favorites, at Eje Central 96, Colonia Centro (Tel. 5529 2544)

    Dining in the D.F.: Food and drink in Mexico's capital 2004

  • Do make sure you use a brighter (not sure how else to describe it) dried chile pepper, as opposed to the smoky ones such as guajillo, ancho or pasilla, all of which will taste very wrong.

    Thai Red Curry With Roasted Chicken Laura 2009

  • Do make sure you use a brighter (not sure how else to describe it) dried chile pepper, as opposed to the smoky ones such as guajillo, ancho or pasilla, all of which will taste very wrong.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Laura 2009

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