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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespimenta tailandesa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: piˈmẽ.tɐ taj.lɐ̃ˈde.zɐ
"Cuidado ao cortar a pimenta tailandesa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, slender, and extremely pungent variety of chili pepper commonly used in Southeast Asian cooking.
"She added finely chopped Thai chili to the soup to give it an authentic spicy kick." - 2
The fruit of the plant Capsicum frutescens or Capsicum annuum, characterized by high heat measured on the Scoville scale.
"Thai chilies are typically harvested when they turn bright red or remain green."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'Thai', denoting origin from Thailand, with 'chili', derived from the Nahuatl word 'chīlli' via Spanish. It entered global culinary nomenclature in the late 20th century as Southeast Asian cuisine gained international prominence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thai chili" is said worldwide
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piment thaï
Transliteration: pi.mɑ̃ taj
"Ajoutez un piment thaï pour relever le plat."
Thai-Chili
Transliteration: taɪ ˈtʃiːli
"Die Thai-Chili ist für ihre extreme Schärfe bekannt."
peperoncino thailandese
Transliteration: pe.pe.ronˈtʃi.no taj.lanˈde.ze
"Il peperoncino thailandese rende la pietanza molto piccante."
chile tailandés
Transliteration: ˈtʃi.le taj.lanˈdes
"El chile tailandés se usa mucho en la cocina asiática."
pimenta tailandesa
Transliteration: piˈmẽ.tɐ taj.lɐ̃ˈde.zɐ
"Cuidado ao cortar a pimenta tailandesa."
थाई मिर्च
Transliteration: thai mirch
"थाई मिर्च खाने में बहुत तीखी होती है।"
泰国小米椒
Transliteration: tài guó xiǎo mǐ jiāo
"这道菜放了几个泰国小米椒。"
태국 고추
Transliteration: taeguk gochu
"태국 고추는 매운맛이 아주 강합니다."
プリックキースー
Transliteration: purikku kiisū
"タイ産の唐辛子はとても辛いです。"
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