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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In the Bronx, Colima Taqueria offers birria in various forms, including on pizza, and a 32 oz birria ramen with pickled habanero onions and various topping options.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The pizzeria will also offer a rotating selection of specialty and seasonal pies like the Calabrian Stinger with nduja, pepperoni and hot honey, as well as the white pie Angel Fire with hot habanero chicken, pepperoni and whipped ricotta.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
As for the latter, there’s chicken in Creole sauce, pork chop with ginger-thyme sauce, and Haitian chocolate and peanut butter tart with habanero salt.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
One highlight is at the table, where Terry Black’s offers three sauces — regular, spicy or sweet — along with a variety of bottled sauces such as chipotle-mustard, ghost pepper or habanero.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The pizzeria will also offer a rotating selection of specialty and seasonal pies like the Calabrian Stinger with nduja, pepperoni and hot honey, as well as the white pie Angel Fire with hot habanero chicken, pepperoni and whipped ricotta.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
As for the latter, there’s chicken in Creole sauce, pork chop with ginger-thyme sauce, and Haitian chocolate and peanut butter tart with habanero salt.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
One highlight is at the table, where Terry Black’s offers three sauces — regular, spicy or sweet — along with a variety of bottled sauces such as chipotle-mustard, ghost pepper or habanero.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Habanero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habanero. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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