cabai

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay cabai, from Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (“pepper”), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, “Piper chaba”).

cabai

Noun

cabai (plural cabai-cabai)

  1. a plant of the genus Capsicum
  2. chili: the pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking
  3. chili pepper: any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin
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Etymology 2

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Noun

cabai (plural cabai-cabai)

  1. flowerpecker (any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar)

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Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (“pepper”), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, “Piper chaba”).

Noun

cabai (Jawi spelling چاباي, plural cabai-cabai)

  1. (dialect) chili: the pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  2. (dialect) chili pepper: any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.

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