friggitello
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian friggitello.
Noun[edit]
friggitello (plural friggitelli)
- A sweet Italian chili pepper of the species Capsicum annuum.
- Synonyms: (US) peperoncino, Golden Greek pepper, Sweet Italian pepper, Tuscan pepper
- 2015 July 1, Tamar Adler, “A Philosophy of Herbs”, in New York Times[1]:
- Things went well through the crisp toasts with oiled acciughe, blistered friggitello peppers from the garden.
Further reading[edit]
friggitello on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dialectal friarelli. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Oh come on, how do you get from friarelli to friggitello?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
friggitello m (plural friggitelli)
- friggitello (sweet Italian pepper)
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