paminta
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
paminta
- The plant Piper nigrum.
- Black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from pimiento (“pepper plant”), from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pa‧min‧ta
Noun edit
paminta
- the plant Piper nigrum
- black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning
Usage notes edit
- The berries are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
Synonyms edit
Karao edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”).
Noun edit
paminta
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish pimienta (“pepper”) with an instance of front vowel lowering on the first vowel, from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pamintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- peppercorn
- Synonym: malisa
- (figurative, slang) closeted
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- “paminta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 483: “Pimienta) Paminta (pc) C. droga conoçida [no la] teniã [eſtos antes]”
Waray-Waray edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from pimiento (“pepper plant”), from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pa‧min‧ta
Noun edit
paminta
- the plant Piper nigrum
- Black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.