pimenta-malagueta

Portuguese

Noun

pimenta-malagueta f (plural pimentas-malagueta or pimentas-malaguetas)

1. Synonym of malagueta (“hot type of chilli”)
   • 1976, Dorival Caymmi (lyrics and music), “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa:

     Bota castanha de caju, um bocadinho mais / Pimenta malagueta, um bocadinho mais

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Further reading

• “pimenta-malagueta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024