pimpinela

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pĩ.piˈnɛ.lɐ/

Noun edit

pimpinela f (plural pimpinelas)

any plant of the genus Pimpinella
(Madeira) chayote (Sechium edule, a tropical fruit-bearing vine)
Synonyms: chuchu, machucho, caiota

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin pimpinella. Cognate with English pimpernel.

Noun edit

pimpinela f (plural pimpinelas)

any plant of the genus Pimpinella; anise and its close relatives

Further reading edit

“pimpinela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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