tattasai
Hausa
editEtymology
editProbably ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *-tâ- (“to be hot”) and Proto-Afroasiatic *tsim- (“plant”), compare with Bura tàtàsi, Duwai ǹjìtta, Muyang tàtàsì, Miya tàtā̀sáy, Vame tàtàshí, Doublet of àttār̃ugū and Doublet of cìtta.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittā̀ttā̀sai f (possessed form tā̀ttā̀n)
- large red peppers; (in particular, Capsicum annuum)