pimenta-preta

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “black pepper”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐˈpɾe.tɐ/

  • Hyphenation: pi‧men‧ta‧-pre‧ta

Noun

pimenta-preta f (plural pimentas-pretas)

  1. black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)
  2. black pepper (the fruits of the black pepper plant used as spice)

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