Is J silent in jalapeno?
Originally Answered: Why is “J” pronounced “H” in the word “jalapino”? So the word is spelled jalapeño not jalapino. The reason the j is silent is because jalapeño is a Spanish word and j is effectively the Spanish equivalent of the English letter “h”.
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