- malaguetta
- [ˌmalə'gɛtə](also malagueta)noun another term for grains of Paradise.OriginC16: prob. from Fr. malaguette, perh. based on a dimin. of Ital. melica 'millet'.
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malaguetta — /ma lə getˈə/ noun Grains of Paradise (also malaguetta pepper) ORIGIN: Origin obscure … Useful english dictionary
Malaguetta — Malaguetta, so v.w. Paradieskörner … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Malaguetta-Pfeffer — (Melegueta Pfeffer), s. Amomum … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Malaguetta pepper — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malaguetta — n. (Botany) type of plant bearing a pungent berry … English contemporary dictionary
malaguetta pepper — I. see malagueta pepper II. noun see melegueta pepper … Useful english dictionary
Малагетта — (Malaguetta), или Перцовый берег см. Гвинея … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Paradieskörner — (Grana paradisi), dreieckige, außen gelbbraune, innen weiße Samen von Amomum gran. paradisi, von schwachem, gewürzhaftem Geruch, scharfem, pfefferartigem Geschmack, ätherisches Öl u. ein brennend scharfes Harz enthaltend, angewendet um Essig u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
African pepper — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amomum Melegueta — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
