Very funny!
In spanish it's "chile"
and the adjective to describe the itchy, tearfull to painfull taste is "picoso", or "chile es picante", there's no word in English to translate it, so you say either "hot" or "spicy", which neither of them are accurate.
Soon I'll be sending a new essay about a mexican delicacy, I hope my essays are being useful to all of you!
best regards, teacher!