Home › Words › A › anchoancho/ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/ancho means A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.ancho is pronounced /ˈɑːnt͡ʃəʊ/.EtymologyFrom Spanish (chile) ancho (literally “wide chile”).nounA broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.e.g.“Add stock, tomato sauce, beans, roasted red pepper, garlic, paprika, ancho powder, ground chipotles and habaneros, cocoa powder, salt and pepper.” — 2009 January 30, “Fire-roasted hot chili”, in Toronto Star:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.poblano 76% match — A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”). vs ancho →mulato 62% match — a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum), related to the poblano and usually sold dried. vs ancho →arbol 60% match — A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper. vs ancho →chilaca 57% match — A variety of chili native to Mexico. vs ancho →chipotle 56% match — A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking. vs ancho →rocoto 55% match — A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia. vs ancho →pequin 54% match — A small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar. vs ancho →guajillo 54% match — A variety of chili, a dried mirasol. vs ancho →