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merica.

black pepper (Piper nigrum):

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈri.t͡ʃa/[məˈri.t͡ʃa]
  1. black pepper (Piper nigrum): the plant

  2. black pepper (Piper nigrum): the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay merica (“white pepper”), from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). Doublet of rica. Cognate of Hindi मिर्च (mirc, “pepper”).

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