cascabel
/ˈkæskəˌbɛl/
noun
- A small, round chili pepper that is red when ripe and has a rich, smoky flavor, often used dried in Mexican cooking.
- I added a dried cascabel to the salsa for a mild, earthy heat.
- She ground cascabel into a powder to season the chicken stew.
- Cascabel peppers are named for their rattling sound when shaken, like a little bell.
- A knob or button on the rear of a cannon, used to secure the rope for moving or aiming the gun.
- The cannon's cascabel was ornately carved with the royal crest.
- The museum guide pointed out the cascabel at the breech of the old naval gun.
- Sailors attached a rope to the cascabel to haul the cannon back into position.