pemento

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Galician

pementos (peppers)
pementos de Padrón

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pimento, from Latin pigmentum (pigment, colour). Doublet of pigmento. Cognate with Portuguese pimento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈmento/
  • IPA(key): /peˈmɛnto/
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  • Hyphenation: pe‧men‧to

Noun

pemento m (plural pementos)

  1. pepper; fruit of Capsicum spp.
    Pementos de Padrón: uns pican e outros non.Peppers from Padrón: some are hot, others are not.
  2. a pepper plant
  3. paprika; pimentón
    Os ingredientes do "polbo á feira" son: polvo, sal, aceite e pemento.
    The ingredients of "polbo á feira" are: octopus, salt, olive oil and paprika.

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