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辣椒
làjiāo
Description
辣椒是一种红色或绿色的蔬菜，吃起来很辣。
"辣椒" is a red or green vegetable that tastes very spicy.
很多中国菜里都放辣椒，特别是四川菜和湖南菜。
Many Chinese dishes use "辣椒", especially Sichuan and Hunan cuisine.
Meanings
辣椒làjiāo
chili pepper; hot pepper
这个菜放了很多辣椒。
This dish has a lot of chili peppers.
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Notes
- Etymology
辣 means 'spicy/hot' and 椒 refers to pepper plants; together 'spicy pepper'.
- Nuance
辣椒 is the plant/vegetable; 辣 alone is the adjective 'spicy'.
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