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Definition of pimienta in Spanish:
pimienta
feminine noun
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Fruto del pimentero, pequeño, redondo y rojo, que toma color negro cuando se seca, se arruga un poco y contiene una semilla esférica, blanca y aromática y de un sabor muy picante.
la pimienta, en grano o molida, se usa para condimentar los alimentos
Origin
Voz patrimonial del latín pigmenta, plural de pigmentum 'colorante, color de pintura', que en latín significaba también 'condimento', aplicado especialmente a la pimienta por sus propiedades colorantes. Del mismo origen que pigmento (V.)
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