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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “pepper of the kingdom”, kingdom meaning Portugal, from where it was initially imported to Brazil.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧men‧ta‧-do‧-rei‧no
Noun
pimenta-do-reino f (plural pimentas-do-reino) (chiefly Brazil)
- black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)
- black pepper (the fruits of the black pepper plant used as spice)
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