Home › Words › P › pequinpequinpequin · noun — A small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from French Pequin.nounA small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar.nameA surname from French.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.piquillo 71% match — A specific breed of small, red pepper originally from Peru vs pequin →chiltepe 69% match — A chiltepin. vs pequin →chiltepin 69% match — A wild chile pepper variety, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, found in Mexico and the southwestern US. vs pequin →chilaca 67% match — A variety of chili native to Mexico. vs pequin →chili 65% match — The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. vs pequin →arbol 64% match — A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper. vs pequin →chiltoma 62% match — Any sweet pepper. vs pequin →rocoto 61% match — A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia. vs pequin →