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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries말라게타 고추
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mallageta gochu
"말라게타 고추는 매운맛이 아주 강합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, highly pungent variety of chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens) widely used in Brazilian and Portuguese cuisine.
"She added a drop of finely chopped malagueta pepper to season the traditional moqueca." - 2
The spicy condiment or sauce prepared using this specific chili pepper.
"The table was set with salt, vinegar, and a bottle of homemade malagueta pepper sauce."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from Portuguese pimenta-malagueta, combining 'pimenta' (pepper, from Latin pigmentum) and 'malagueta', a name historically applied to various pungent spices imported from West Africa, later applied by Portuguese explorers to Capsicum frutescens varieties found in Brazil. The name ultimately reflects early modern global spice trade routes and botanical nomenclature shifts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malagueta pepper" is said worldwide
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piment malagueta
Transliteration: pimɑ̃ malɡɛta
"Le piment malagueta apporte une touche très relevée au plat."
Malagueta-Pfeffer
Transliteration: malaˈɡeːta ˌp͡fɛfɐ
"Malagueta-Pfeffer ist für seine extreme Schärfe bekannt."
peperoncino malagueta
Transliteration: peperonˈtʃiːno malaˈɡɛta
"Il peperoncino malagueta è fondamentale nella cucina brasiliana."
pimienta malagueta
Transliteration: piˈmjenta malaˈgeta
"La pimienta malagueta pica bastante en las recetas tradicionales."
pimenta-malagueta
Transliteration: piˈmẽtɐ malaˈɡetɐ
"A pimenta-malagueta é indispensável no vatapá."
मलागुएटा मिर्च
Transliteration: malagueta mirch
"मलागुएटा मिर्च बहुत तीखी होती है।"
马拉盖塔辣椒
Transliteration: mǎ lā gài tǎ là jiāo
"马拉盖塔辣椒是巴西菜中常见的辛辣调料。"
말라게타 고추
Transliteration: mallageta gochu
"말라게타 고추는 매운맛이 아주 강합니다."
マラゲータ・ペッパー
Transliteration: maragēta peppā
"マラゲータ・ペッパーはブラジル料理でよく使われます。"
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