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Bikol Central
Etymology
From Spanish pimienta.
Noun
paminta
- The plant Piper nigrum.
- Black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from pimiento (“pepper plant”), from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paminta
- the plant Piper nigrum
- black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning
Usage notes
- The berries are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
Synonyms
Karao
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pimienta (“pepper”).
Noun
paminta
- black pepper
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish pimienta (“pepper”) with an instance of front vowel lowering on the first vowel, from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paminˈta/,
- Hyphenation: pa‧min‧ta
Noun
pamintá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- peppercorn
- Synonym: malisa
- (figurative, slang) closeted
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
References
- “paminta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 483: “Pimienta) Paminta (pc) C. droga conoçida [no la] teniã [eſtos antes]”
Waray-Waray
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pimienta, from Old Spanish pimienta, from pimiento (“pepper plant”), from Latin pigmentum (“color, pigment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paminta
- the plant Piper nigrum
- Black pepper; the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.