ají verde

English translation: green chillies

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Spanish term or phrase:	ají verde
English translation:	green chillies
Entered by:	Jason Willis-Lee

11:43 Sep 28, 2005

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Cooking / Culinary / Puerto Rico recipe

Spanish term or phrase: ají verde

Another term from a Puerto Rico cooking recipe. I have a pretty idea what this might be but would like to know if others are thinking along the same lines. Many TIA, Jason.

1. Titulo del Platillo: Mangú con Bacalao Guisado

Consejo Saludable: Ponga el bacalao en agua para desalar.

4 Plátanos verdes
¾ libra de Bacalao
4 cucharas de Mantequilla
3 cucharas de Aceité de Canola
3 cucharas de agua
1 Cebolla mediana
3 Tomates medianos (plum tomatero)
½ cucharadita de ají verde
½ cucharadita de ají maduro rojo (Pimentón)
1 cucharadita de vinagre
un pellizco de sal

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green chillies

Explanation:
Aji is another word for "chile" or hot pepper used to spice dishes up
green chillies / green hot peppers

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Arcoiris
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4 +3

green chillies

Arcoiris

5 +2

green chiles

David Russi

5 +1

esta es la definición en PR, espero les sirva a los colegas para ayudarte.

BelkisDV

5 +1

green bell pepper

Alejandro Gutierrez-Pons

notita

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long green pepper

Heidi C

Capsicum ...

Jorge Gonza

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ají verde

green chillies

Explanation:
Aji is another word for "chile" or hot pepper used to spice dishes up
green chillies / green hot peppers

Arcoiris
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Spanish
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Thanks very much...

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

ají verde green chiles

Explanation:
An alternate spelling

Websters 3rd:
chili
Variant:or chile or chil£li \*chil*, -li\
Function:noun
Inflected Form:plural chilies or chiles or chillies
Etymology:Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli

1 a : HOT PEPPER 1; especially : LONG PEPPER 2b b usually chilli , chiefly Britain : a pepper whether hot or sweet
2 : HOT PEPPER 2
3 a : a thick sauce made principally of meat and chilies b : CHILI CON CARNE
4 : a moderate reddish orange that is yellower and duller than flamingo and duller and very slightly yellower than crab apple
5 : a hot dry southerly wind in Tunisia

David Russi
United States
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PRO pts in category: 64

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peer agreement (net): +1

ají verde esta es la definición en PR, espero les sirva a los colegas para ayudarte.

Explanation:
El "green pepper" se llama aquí "pimiento verde". Hay dos variedades en particular (el que se llama "bell pepper" en E.U." es verde oscuro, redondo y semi-dulce.

El ají es de forma alargada, color verde claro, no es picante.

La ensalada de bacalao de aquí lleva ají, no pimiento.

Suerte.

BelkisDV
United States
Local time: 00:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

ají verde notita

Explanation:
The one thing that all chili peppers share is the common name "capsicum" (pronounced KAP-sih-kuhm). Capsicum, from the Greek kapto meaning "to bite," is the pepper genus. The five big species of chili peppers are:

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Capsicum annuum—including most of the common varieties like the jalapeno and bell peppers

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Capsicum baccatum—including the berry-like South American chili peppers, aji

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Capsicum chinense—including the fiery habanero

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Capsicum frutescens—including the bushy pepper plants like tabasco

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Capsicum pubescens—including the South American rocoto peppers.
http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/

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SPANISH : Ají amarillo (mature), Ají verde (green, immature), Cusqueño (dried).
Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh cv. 'Ají Amarillo' ...
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Did you know that Capsicum, the official name for peppers, ... C baccatum -
includes the chiltepin and is the favored South American pepper. ...
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MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Capsicum baccatum names

Capsicum baccatum L.

ENGLISH : Brown's pepper, Chile pepper (USA).

PORTUGUESE : Pimentinha.

QUECHUAN : Uchu.

SPANISH : Ají (Peru), Pimiento de las Indias.

VIETNAMESE : .

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Ají Cereza'

ENGLISH : Brazil cherry pepper.

FRENCH : Piment cerise pendant du Brézil.

SPANISH : Ají cereza.

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Ají Limón'

ENGLISH : Peru yellow aji (USA) .

SPANISH : Ají limón (Peru).

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Bolivian Long'

ENGLISH : Bolivian long aji (USA) .

FRENCH : Piment long rouge de Bolivie.

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Christmas Bell'

ENGLISH : Christmas bell aji (USA), Long yellow bell aji.

FRENCH : Piment jaune en cloche longue, Piment en cloche de Noël.

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Cochabamba'

ENGLISH : Piment long de Bolivie, Piment cochabamba .

SPANISH : Ají cochabamba (Bolivia).

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Dedo do Moca'

ENGLISH : Brazil finger chile pepper.

PORTUGUESE : Pimentinha "Dedo do Moca" (Brazil).

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Kovinchu'

ENGLISH : Peru long red aji (USA).

SPANISH : Ají kovinchu (Peru).

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Mono'

ENGLISH : Monkey pepper .

SPANISH : Ají mono (Peru).

Description by Stefan Bederski at Thomas J. Payne Market Development.

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Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Peri-Peri'

ENGLISH : Portuguese "Orchid" pepper, Peri-peri pepper, "Orange bell" pepper.

FRENCH : Piment orange en cloche du Portugal.

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Pilange'

ENGLISH : Erect cherry pepper.

FRENCH : Piment cerise dressé du Brézil.

SPANISH : Ají pilange, Ají cereza.

Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Serranito'

SPANISH : Ají serranito (Peru).

Capsicum baccatum L. fo. pubescens Hassl.

Capsicum baccatum L. var. baccatum L.

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum frutescens L. var. baccatum (L.) Irish.

ENGLISH : Bolivian aji, Bird aji, Wild Andean aji.

FRENCH : Piment sauvage de Bolivie.

Capsicum baccatum L. var. microcarpum (DC.) Hassl.

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum microcarpum DC., Capsicum microcarpum Hassl., Capsicum minimum Walker.

CHINESE : Xiao jiao.

ENGLISH : Peruvian aji, Peruvian pepper.

FRENCH : Piment du Pérou à petits fruits.

GERMAN : Peruanischer Pfeffer.

NEPALESE : Jiire khursaanii.

PORTUGUESE : Pimentinha.

VIETNAMESE : .

Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum pendulum Willd.

CHINESE : Huang niu jiao jiao, Chang huang jiao.

ENGLISH : Golden horn pepper.

FRENCH : Piment jaune de Cuzco.

QUECHUAN : Kellu uchu, Puca uchu.

SPANISH : Ají amarillo (mature), Ají verde (green, immature), Cusqueño (dried).

Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh cv. 'Ají Amarillo'

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Ají Verde'

ENGLISH : Yellow Peruvian chile, Yellow chile.

FRENCH : Piment long jaune du Pérou, Piment jaune long du Pérou.

SPANISH : Ají amarillo (mature), Ají verde (green, immature), Cusqueño (dried) , Cuzqueño (dried).

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Description by Stefan Bederski at Thomas J. Payne Market Development.

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Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh cv. 'Escabeche'

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Ají Verde'

ENGLISH : Red Peruvian chile, Orange chile.

FRENCH : Piment escabèche, Piment orange long du Pérou.

SPANISH : Ají escabeche, Ají verde (green, immature).

Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh cv. 'Kellu Uchu'

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Ají Verde'

ENGLISH : Yellow Peruvian chile, Yellow chile.

FRENCH : Piment long jaune du Pérou, Piment jaune long du Pérou.

QUECHUAN : Kellu uchu.

SPANISH : Ají amarillo (mature), Ají verde (green, immature), Cusqueño (dried) , Cuzqueño (dried).

Capsicum baccatum L. var. pendulum (Willd.) Eshbaugh cv. 'Puca Uchu'

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Puca-Uchu', Capsicum baccatum L. cv. 'Ají Amarillo'

ENGLISH : Golden horn pepper.

FRENCH : Piment corne dorée.

QUECHUAN : Puca uchu.

SPANISH : Cuerno de oro (Costa Rica), Ají amarillo (mature), Ají verde (immature, green or white or pale-green), Cusqueño (dried) , Cuzqueño (dried).

Capsicum baccatum L. var. praetermissum (Heiser & P.G. Sm.) Hunz.

SYNONYM(S) : Capsicum praetermissum Heiser & P. G. Sm.

CHINESE : Shu sheng ye la jiao zhi.

ENGLISH : Brazil tree pepper

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ají verde long green pepper

Explanation:
based on Belkis explanation.

I believe that in this text, the word "ají" means "pepper" and not chili. First, because after "ají rojo" it says "pimentón", which is a red bell pepper. Also, because Puerto Rican cuisine is NEVER spicy or hot.

there are many translations into English for chile, ají, pimiento or pimentón, and many types of peppers and chilies. So I think that this option is good because it is also descriptive of the type of pepper needed (not the regular green pepper, according to Belkis), and how it looks.

Look at http://missvickie.com/howto/spices/peppers/peppersdict.html which has the picture with this text:
Common Names
Anaheim Chile; California Green Chile; Long Green Pepper; Chile Verde; (When Mature And Red - Chile Colorado; California Red Chile)

description
These large (5 to 8 inches long, 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide, tapering to a point), mild chiles have a thick skin, and are usually a bright, shiny green. Available year-round in most supermarkets, they're best in the summer. The flavor ranges from mild and sweet to moderate hot,they can vary greatly from pepper to pepper. They are perfect for chiles rellenos, dice or purée them for sauces, soups, and casseroles. Substitute: New Mexico green chile (very close, but hotter) OR poblano chilies.

Heidi C
Local time: 00:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ají verde green bell pepper

Explanation:
I have a copy of the Cuban Creole Recipes bilingual book produced by the Badia Company a long time ago and they translated it as 'green pepper'. Having so many Cuban relatives I know that the 'green pepper/ají ver' they refer to it the 'green bell pepper' we found in our supermarkets. Usually when people are talking about a different pepper (usually hot) regardless of the color, they will have a name for it (serrano, chipotle, jalapeño, anaheim, habanero, etc)

Alejandro Gutierrez-Pons
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 day 16 hrs confidence:

ají verde Capsicum ...

Explanation:
To avoid ambiguity, I would suggest you to find out what the scientific name of the species is, as there are lots of green chilis. To be sure, that wouldn't look so jummy in a recipe, though...

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yummy, sorry, no "jummy". Mis dedos tienen vida propia... Xp

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A propósito del ají mono peruano... Es lo exótico de lo exótico. Es originario de la selva amazónica. Es un ají diminuto, rojito, y es lo más picante que jamás probarán en su vida. El nombre original no es "ají mono" sino "ají pinguito de mono" (i.e. "monkey's tiny penis chili"), pero por pudor y por cuestiones de marketing sólo a permanecido sólo parte del nombre original. No me imagino a los estadounidenses ("Jesusland" or "Pat-Robertson-land" jajaja) mordiendo algo que les haga recordar un órgano reproductor, ni aunque sea el de un macaco diminuto.

Es una delicia oir a las mujeres de la selva decir el nombre del ají, con su natural desenfado y su acento que los limeños nos parece que están siempre cantando, bromeando y coqueteando.

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Así es la gente tropical... Aunque está en una latitud supertropical (la misma que Río de Janeiro) Lima no es tropical por la maldita corriente helada de Humboldt que viene de la Antártida...jajajaja

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que baña nuestras costas...excepto cuando la onda Kelvin produce que la corriente caliente que viene del norte (Corriente del Niño) le gane en punche a la de Humboldt, desplazándola al sur del Perú. Entonces sí hay playa todo el año...pero también lluvias tropicales y desastres (Fenómeno del Niño, le dicen) ... oops..I got carried away...

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bueno, también los Andes que detienen los cálidos vientos alisios que vienen del Brasil y la Selva peruana juegan su parte...bye...

Jorge Gonza
Local time: 23:35
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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