"Habanero” is a hot variety of chili pepper. “Hablanero”—“habla” is Spanish for “speak”—is a joke.
“El hablanero pimiento, the speaking pepper” was posted on Twitter by Keegan Brink on December 10, 2012. “Hablanero, the speaking pepper.” was posted on Twitter by “A cide of mayo” later on December 10, 2012.
“Q: What do you call a talkative Mexican chili pepper? A: Un hablanero!” was posted on Twitter by Rick Wicklin on June 28, 2019. “What kind of pepper can talk? hablanero” was posted on Reddit—3amjokes on January 18, 2022.
Wikipedia: Habanero
The habanero (/ˌ(h)ɑːbəˈnɛəroʊ/; Spanish: [aβaˈneɾo]) is a hot variety of chili. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. The most common color variants are orange and red, but the fruit may also be white, brown, yellow, green, or purple.
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Keegan Brink
@keeganbrink
El hablanero pimiento, the speaking pepper
1:30 PM · Dec 10, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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drew
@dc5drew
Everyone’s heard of the habanero, but has anyone heard of the hablanero? The speaking pepper.
2:32 PM · Dec 10, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
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A cide of mayo
@shookonetook3
Hablanero, the speaking pepper.
10:22 PM · Dec 10, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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Rick Wicklin
@RickWicklin
Q: What do you call a talkative Mexican chili pepper?
A: Un hablanero!
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8:23 AM · Jun 28, 2019·TweetDeck
Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/caverypca January 18, 2022
What kind of pepper can talk?
hablanero
COMMENTS
SwinubIsDivinub
I don’t get this one
TheDankScrub
“habla” means speaking or to speak in Spanish, and it’s a pun with habaneros, like the pepper
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