melegueta pepper

noun

mel·​e·​gue·​ta pepper

¦melə¦getə-,

-gātə-

variants or malagueta pepper or malaguetta pepper or less commonly malagetta pepper

¦malə-

: grain of paradise sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French & Spanish; French méléguette, maliguette, from Spanish malagueta

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