piquillo

/ piˈkiʎo /

noun

1. a variety of sweet red pepper grown in the Ebro River Valley in N Spain

Word History and Origins

Origin of piquillo¹

C21: Spanish

Example Sentences

Andrés thinks of the former, better than anything Florida has served me, as a “must” experience at The Bazaar; the latter is found among the “traditional” tapas, which are essentially upgrades of small plates at Jaleo and include cheese-stuffed piquillo peppers decorated with same-shaped tuiles made from piquillo puree.

From Washington Post

Che's chefs dragged it through Spain via blitzed piquillo peppers and smoked paprika, but it still "just felt like red pepper sauce."

From Salon

Piquillo peppers stuffed with crab take a moment to identify when the appetizer is delivered; the scarlet centerpiece is hidden beneath a lacy round tuile, stained black with squid ink.

From Washington Post

Here, piquillo peppers offer a sweet and smoky twist.

From Salon

The menu, from Mr. Matheu, includes pintxos, like piquillo peppers stuffed with bacalao, croquetas, charcuterie and small plates of meatballs in tomato sauce and squid in ink.

From New York Times