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tabasco plant

tabasco plant

6.8
A plant that grows red hot peppers used for hot sauce
  • noun
  • /təˈbæskoʊ plænt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : planta de tabasco
  • The tabasco plant thrives in warm climates and is prized for its spicy peppers.

Examples

  • She grew a tabasco plant in her backyard to harvest her own chili peppers.

  • Farmers in Louisiana often cultivate the tabasco plant to supply hot sauce manufacturers.

  • The tabasco plant thrives in warm climates.

  • Many chefs use the tabasco plant for its fiery peppers.

  • Farmers in Louisiana often cultivate the tabasco plant to supply hot sauce manufacturers.

  • The tabasco plant thrives in warm climates and is prized for its spicy peppers.

  • She grew a tabasco plant in her backyard to harvest her own chili peppers.

Synonyms

tabasco pepper
vstabasco plant
  • Specialized
4.8

A small very hot red chili that people use to make hot sauce

refers to the whole cultivated plant rather than only the fruit
Capsicum frutescens
vstabasco plant
  • Specialized
8.0

A tropical pepper plant that makes small very hot red peppers for hot sauces

is the regional cultivated plant term rather than the scientific species name

How Hot

habanero
4 4.9
tabasco plant
  • Specialized
6.8
cayenne
2 5.7
jalapeno
16 4.0
bell pepper
  • US
21 1.6

Surface Forms

tabasco plant singular
tabasco plants plural

Morphology

tabasco + plant

The phrase is fully compositional: 'tabasco' specifies the kind of chili/sauce and 'plant' denotes the organism that bears it. A B1 learner who knows both words can easily infer it means a plant that produces Tabasco peppers, following a common noun+noun naming pattern, so it is transparent.

Etymology

Tabasco plant gets its name from the Mexican state of Tabasco, where the pepper was first grown and used in local cooking. That's why 'tabasco' now means 'a very hot pepper' and the sauces made from it.