jalapeno vs chile

jalapeno and chile both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jalapeno	Yes	No	No	No
chile	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chile is a hypernym of jalapeno; that is, chile is a word with a broader meaning than jalapeno:

Other hypernyms of jalapeno include chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly.

jalapeno (noun)	chile (noun)
hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico	very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red