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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalagueta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ma.laˈɡe.tɐ/
"Esta pimenta malagueta é muito forte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The small, pungent fruit of any of certain varieties of the pepper plant, used fresh or dried to give a hot, spicy taste to food.
"She added a chopped red chili to the curry to increase the heat." - 2
A thick, spicy stew containing chili peppers, minced meat, and usually tomatoes and beans.
"We enjoyed a warm bowl of homemade beef chili on the cold autumn evening."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word 'chīlli', entering the English lexicon via Spanish during the colonial era. The term originally referred specifically to the fruit of the capsicum plant native to the Americas before becoming a global culinary descriptor for pungent peppers and spiced dishes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chili" is said worldwide
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piment
Transliteration: /pi.mɑ̃/
"Le piment rouge donne beaucoup de goût à ce plat."
Chilischote
Transliteration: /ˈtʃiːliˌʃoːtə/
"Die Chilischote ist extrem scharf."
peperoncino
Transliteration: /pe.pe.ronˈtʃiː.no/
"Aggiungi un pizzico di peperoncino alla pasta."
chile
Transliteration: /ˈtʃi.le/
"El chile picante es esencial en la comida mexicana."
malagueta
Transliteration: /ma.laˈɡe.tɐ/
"Esta pimenta malagueta é muito forte."
मिर्च
Transliteration: mirc
"सब्जी में थोड़ी हरी मिर्च काट कर डालो।"
辣椒
Transliteration: là jiāo
"我不太能吃太辣的辣椒。"
고추
Transliteration: gochu
"이 요리에는 매운 고추가 들어간다."
唐辛子
Transliteration: tōgarashi
"唐辛子を加えると料理がピリッとする。"
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