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Where does “pimenta” come from?

pimenta (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pimenta, from Latin pigmenta — nominative plural of pigmentum; accusative plural...

pimenta (Portuguese): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “pimenta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepimenta—
2Latinpigmentanominative plural of pigmentum; accusative plural...

Words derived from “pimenta”

  • Pimentel
  • Pimentel
  • pimentão
  • Pimentel
  • pimenteiro
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