Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk.bsky.social

3/ ... refers to the spice made of the black peppercorns (of the genus Piper nigrum), in others to the spicy fruits (Capsicum) or both.

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Meramente protelatório, lendo a Ilíada de novo 🚂 @sratoz.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

.....aaand, as a bonus, I now found where PIMENTA and PIMIENTO came from! (Come to think of it, I should have thought of the presumed relation to PIGMENT, especially because they are bright red, but I did NOT, so you have full credit!)

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Listening1 @patnan.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 17:34 UTC

It's so interesting that *everyone* has a word for this one food item.

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