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Definition of malaguetta in English: malaguetta(also malagueta) nounˌmaləˈɡɛtəˌmaləˈɡedə as modifier malaguetta peppers another term for grains of Paradise Example sentencesExamples - Copper, horses, and cloth were also traded for gold, malagueta pepper, carved ivory, and ebony.
- The area had been known as the Grain Coast, in reference to the malagueta pepper that was the primary export.
- Another famous variety is the malagueta, which grows semi-wild in the Amazon basin in Brazil, where the species probably originated.
- The Portugese came for the malaguetta pepper, the English for the grain and the Dutch to buy gold.
- I'm really a big fan of the malaguetas in vinegar that I bought at Brasil Real a while back.
OriginMid 16th century: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica 'millet'. Definition of malaguetta in US English: malaguetta(also malaguetta pepper) nounˌmaləˈɡedə as modifier malaguetta peppers another term for grains of paradise Example sentencesExamples - I'm really a big fan of the malaguetas in vinegar that I bought at Brasil Real a while back.
- The area had been known as the Grain Coast, in reference to the malagueta pepper that was the primary export.
- Another famous variety is the malagueta, which grows semi-wild in the Amazon basin in Brazil, where the species probably originated.
- The Portugese came for the malaguetta pepper, the English for the grain and the Dutch to buy gold.
- Copper, horses, and cloth were also traded for gold, malagueta pepper, carved ivory, and ebony.
OriginMid 16th century: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica ‘millet’. |