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English
Etymology
From Spanish chiltoma, from Nahuatl .
Noun
chiltoma (plural chiltomas)
- Any sweet pepper.
Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps from Classical Nahuatl chiltotl, chīltōtōtl (“brightly-coloured bird”), from chīlli + tōtōtl; compare chiltic, chīchīltic (“the colour red”).
Alternatively, perhaps from chilli (“chili, pepper”) + tomatl (“tomatillo”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃilˈtoma/
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: chil‧to‧ma
Noun
chiltoma f (plural chiltomas)
- (Nicaragua) sweet pepper, bell pepper
- Synonym: (see for more synonyms) pimiento morrón
References
- ^ William Woys Weaver, 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From (2000, →ISBN, page 48: The word chiltoma (pronounced cheel-TOE-ma) is a term of Nahuatl origin that combines two separate words into one: chil (pepper) and tomatl (tomatillo).