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superhot en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English hot English superhot From super- + hot.

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, not-comparable, often) Extremely hot.
    • The summer has been superhot for Hollywood, as the overall box office reached a record $4 billion, beating the 2004 record of $3.95 billion with one more weekend to go before summer is over. 2007 August 27, “Arts, Briefly”, in New York Times:

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superhot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English hot English superhot From super- + hot.

Meanings

  1. A very hot chili pepper.
    • By the end of the season, my pod count finalized at 781 pods, or approximately thirteen pounds of superhots. 2014, Dave DeWitt, Microfarming for Profit: From Garden to Glory, page 112:
    • I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […] I blend it with cayenne and Vietnamese superhots to make a house hot sauce at Woodfire Grill. 2012, Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim, Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking, page 241:

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