Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; pl.: peperoncini) is the generic Italian name for a hot chili pepper, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). (The suffix "ino" means smaller; the larger sweet bell pepper is called peperone (pl.: peperoni) in Italian.) Like most chili peppers, the fruit is green or yellowish-green when young, and ripens to a red colour.

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