friggitello

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian friggitello.

Noun

friggitello (plural friggitelli)

1. A sweet Italian chili pepper of the species Capsicum annuum.

   Synonyms: (US) peperoncino, Golden Greek pepper, Sweet Italian pepper, Tuscan pepper

   • 2015 July 1, Tamar Adler, “A Philosophy of Herbs”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Things went well through the crisp toasts with oiled acciughe, blistered friggitello peppers from the garden.

Further reading

• friggitello on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From dialectal friarelli. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Oh come on, how do you get from friarelli to friggitello?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frid.d͡ʒiˈtɛl.lo/

Noun

friggitello m (plural friggitelli)

1. friggitello (sweet Italian pepper)