Meaning of pequin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar.
2. A surname from French.

Examples

“... chili pequins, which come with a handwritten warning : 'fiery little devils.' I have a small bag of pequins in the pantry I haven't even used in a recipe yet, but somehow I feel a little safer knowing they're there.”

“... chile peppers—Thais and Malaysians prefer cayennes and bird peppers; Caribbeans enjoy habaneros; Mexicans choose poblanos, jalapenos, and serranos; and Peruvians like ajis, rocotos, and pequins. Chile blends are prized not only for[…]”

“[A] chile that grows wild along the Mexico–U.S. border, pequins are itty-bitty—and fiercely hot! It's rare to find them fresh. The dried form is available in specialty stores; […]”

“That Riuer of Nanquin which I called (Yamſu or) Ianſu, the ſonne of the Sea, goeth Northward to Nanquin, and then returning ſomewhat Southward, runneth into the Sea with great force; fortie myles from which it paſſeth by Nanquin. And that from hence to Pequin there might bee paſſage by Riuers, the Kings of China haue deriued a large Channell from this to another Riuer, called the Yellow Riuer, ſuch being the colour of that troubled water. This is the other famous Riuer of that Kingdome, in greatneſſe and note, which ariſesth without the Kingdome to the Weſt, out of the Hill Cunlun, conjectured to bee the ſame whence Ganges ariſeth, or one neere to it.”

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