Ancho Definition

änchō, ăn-
anchos
noun
A dried poblano pepper.
American Heritage

A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.

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Other Word Forms of Ancho

Noun

Singular:
ancho
Plural:
anchos

Origin of Ancho

  • American Spanish (chile) ancho wide (chili) from Spanish from Old Spanish from Latin amplus ample

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish chile ancho (“wide chile").

    From Wiktionary

Ancho Sentence Examples

  • Now add the milk, ancho chile and most of the cheese.

  • A eace was ancho 1, g p 11 8, x1 211 .

  • The ancho is considered by many to be the sweetest of the dried chiles.

  • I wanted to surprise my parents by making Grandma's authentic Mexican tamales, but I couldn't find ancho chile peppers at the grocery store.

  • Add the celery, dried tarragon, cayenne pepper, ancho pepper, hot sauce, and a dash or two of the Worcestershire sauce.

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Words Starting With

AANANC

Words Ending With

OHOCHO

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ancho

Words Starting With A and Ending With O

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