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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Measuring between 50,000 to 100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), the peppers are spicier than cayenne and serrano peppers but fall below habanero peppers.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
In a 2015 taste test of hot sauces (from Tapatío to habanero) for this paper with former food editor Amy Scattergood, Gold, Harris and chef judges Roy Choi and Alvin Cailan, Lao Gan Ma’s chili crisp was the winner.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Add the allspice berries, bay leaves, Scotch bonnet (or habanero) pepper and clove to the pot.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
The menu will also feature a few only-in-Miami items, like hamachi crudo served with winter citrus, golden beets and habanero ponzu, Dover sole and a dessert named Orange Dreamsicle, with orange mousse, yuzu puree and mint basil granita.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
In a 2015 taste test of hot sauces (from Tapatío to habanero) for this paper with former food editor Amy Scattergood, Gold, Harris and chef judges Roy Choi and Alvin Cailan, Lao Gan Ma’s chili crisp was the winner.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Add the allspice berries, bay leaves, Scotch bonnet (or habanero) pepper and clove to the pot.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
The menu will also feature a few only-in-Miami items, like hamachi crudo served with winter citrus, golden beets and habanero ponzu, Dover sole and a dessert named Orange Dreamsicle, with orange mousse, yuzu puree and mint basil granita.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Habanero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/habanero. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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