pimienta

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Old Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pimiento (pepper plant), from Latin pigmentum (color, pigment).

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Noun[edit]

pimienta f (usually uncountable)

  1. pepper, peppercorns
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 4r:
      Negra es de color ⁊ pareſce en ella ya q̃to de uermeiura; aſſi que ſemeia alos granos dela pimienta.
      It is black in color, but it also has to it some redness, so that it resembles peppercorns.

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  • Spanish: pimienta

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish pimienta, from pimiento (pepper plant), from Latin pigmentum (color, pigment).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piˈmjenta/ [piˈmjẽn̪.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -enta
  • Syllabification: pi‧mien‧ta

Noun[edit]

pimienta f (plural pimientas)

  1. pepper (herb, peppercorns)

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