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Where does “chiltoma” come from?

chiltoma (Spanish) comes from Nahuatl chiltotl, from Nahuatl chilli — chili, pepper; pepper.

chiltoma (Spanish): sweet pepper, bell pepper

Definitions

  1. sweet pepper, bell pepper

Ancestry of “chiltoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nahuatlchiltotl—
2Nahuatlchillichili, pepper; pepper
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