The difference between Chili pepper and Jalapeño
When used as nouns, chili pepper means any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin, whereas jalapeño means a cultivar of hot chili pepper, capsicum annuum.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chili pepper and Jalapeño
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Chili pepper as a noun:
Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.
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Jalapeño as a noun:
a cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum
Examples:
"synonyms: jalapeño pepper jalap"