chiles

capsicum

chile pepper (plural chiles)

we eat the fruit of the plant

chiles have been eaten in the Americas cince 7500 B.C.

the Ecuadorians domesticated chiles 6000 years ago

chiles are the 2nd most common spice n the world after salt

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew chile peppers on their plantation

the hottest chile in the world is as spicy as 4-5 jalapeños