pimenteiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From pimenta (“pepper”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈte(j).ɾu/ [pi.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈte(j).ɾu/ [pi.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈte(j).ɾo/ [pi.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.mẽˈte.ɾu/

Noun

pimenteiro m (plural pimenteiros)

1. pepper (any plant of the family Piperaceae)

   Synonym: pimenta

2. chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus, a shrub of the Mediterranean region)
3. pepper pot (a small container for pepper)

Further reading

• “pimenteiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pimenteiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026