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==Other Meanings==
==Other Meanings==
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The word Cascabel can also mean:
The word cascabel can also mean:
# A knob at the end of a [[cannon]], cast onto the gunbarrel, to which ropes are attached.
# A knob at the end of a [[cannon]], cast onto the gunbarrel, to which ropes are attached.
# A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.
# A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.

Revision as of 02:15, 22 July 2005

Cascabel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Capsicum
Species
Capsicum annuum

The cascabel is a small, round, hot chilli that is prized for the hot, burning sensation that it produces in the mouth when consumed. It is a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum.

The pepper, when dried makes a rattling noise and as such can be used to make music.

The plant can grow to more than 1 meter and grows in the wild on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

Synonyms

chile bola, bola chile, rattle chile, coban.

Other Meanings

The word cascabel can also mean:

  1. A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gunbarrel, to which ropes are attached.
  2. A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.