On Tuesday, January 16, 2001, at 03:37 AM, Emile & Dewi wrote: > as Habanero. Ouch! If only they'd know.....I thought I read somewhere that > the Spanish word for bell pepper is Habanera. Is this true? Nah. The Spanish word for bell pepper is pimiento. Habanero /-a just means from Havana. So they must like it hot in Havana! just some Spanish input... bob torres -- Bob Torres ** Ph.D. Candidate, Development Sociology **Cornell University <bob@torres.cx> <http://www.torres.cx> --