# rocoto

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈkəʊtəʊ/

## Definitions
1. A kind of chili pepper of the species Capsicum pubescens grown in Peru and Bolivia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish rocoto, from Quechua ruqutu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rocoto