Home › Words › R › rocotorocoto/ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/rocoto means A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rocoto ranks #28,228 of 42,762 for Qualifying.rocoto is pronounced /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish rocoto, from Quechua ruqutu.nounA kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chilaca 64% match — A variety of chili native to Mexico. vs rocoto →chili 62% match — The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. vs rocoto →piquillo 62% match — A specific breed of small, red pepper originally from Peru vs rocoto →mulato 61% match — a chili pepper (Capsicum annuum), related to the poblano and usually sold dried. vs rocoto →pequin 61% match — A small, hot, citrusy and nutty chili pepper cultivar. vs rocoto →poblano 58% match — A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”). vs rocoto →capsicum 57% match — Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers. vs rocoto →chiltoma 57% match — Any sweet pepper. vs rocoto →