cascabel

noun3

1. •
   A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, which rattles when dry.

   • Cascabels are available dried in Latin American markets. Hot and nutty in flavor, cascabels are good in sauces, beans, and chilis. — 1997
2. •
   A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.
3. •
   A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gun breech, to which a heavy rope is attached in order to control recoil.