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malagueta.

Guinea pepper; grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ma.laˈɡe.tɐ/Brazil/mɐ.lɐˈɡe.tɐ/Portugal[mɐ.lɐˈɣe.tɐ]Portugal/mɐ.lɐˈɡe.tɐ/Portugal
  1. Guinea pepper; grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta)

    feminine
  2. malagueta (a very hot type of chilli)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian meleghetta, from melega.

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