A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SERRANO

Sat, 2 Sep '23
Pepper with a "delayed fuse"
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Hotter substitute for jalapeño
Wed, 2 Jun '21
Spicy Mexican pepper
Thu, 29 Apr '21
Pepper between jalapeño and cayenne on the Scoville heat scale