malagueta
malagueta · malaguetas
Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the West African…Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the West African Aframomum melegueta; the plant itself.
UK/maləˈɡɛtə/US/ˌmɑləˈɡweɪdə/
Meaning
2 sensesSynonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the West African Aframomum melegueta; the plant itself.
The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of Capsicum frutescens; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Portuguese malagueta, probably via Middle French malaguette, from Italian meleghetta,From Portuguese malagueta, probably via Middle French malaguette, from Italian meleghetta, from Italian melega (“sorghum”) and -etta (diminutive suffix).
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