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单词 malaguetta
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Definition of malaguetta in English:

malaguetta

(also malagueta)
nounˌmaləˈɡɛtəˌmaləˈɡedə
  • as modifier malaguetta peppers
    another term for grains of Paradise
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Copper, horses, and cloth were also traded for gold, malagueta pepper, carved ivory, and ebony.
    • The area had been known as the Grain Coast, in reference to the malagueta pepper that was the primary export.
    • Another famous variety is the malagueta, which grows semi-wild in the Amazon basin in Brazil, where the species probably originated.
    • The Portugese came for the malaguetta pepper, the English for the grain and the Dutch to buy gold.
    • I'm really a big fan of the malaguetas in vinegar that I bought at Brasil Real a while back.

Origin

Mid 16th century: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica 'millet'.

 
 

Definition of malaguetta in US English:

malaguetta

(also malaguetta pepper)
nounˌmaləˈɡedə
  • as modifier malaguetta peppers
    another term for grains of paradise
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm really a big fan of the malaguetas in vinegar that I bought at Brasil Real a while back.
    • The area had been known as the Grain Coast, in reference to the malagueta pepper that was the primary export.
    • Another famous variety is the malagueta, which grows semi-wild in the Amazon basin in Brazil, where the species probably originated.
    • The Portugese came for the malaguetta pepper, the English for the grain and the Dutch to buy gold.
    • Copper, horses, and cloth were also traded for gold, malagueta pepper, carved ivory, and ebony.

Origin

Mid 16th century: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica ‘millet’.

 
 
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