pimenteiro

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From pimenta (pepper) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.mẽˈte(j).ɾu/ [pi.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.mẽˈte(j).ɾo/ [pi.mẽˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

Noun

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pimenteiro m (plural pimenteiros)

  1. pepper (any plant of the family Piperaceae)
    Synonym: pimenta
  2. chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus, a shrub of the Mediterranean region)
  3. pepper pot (a small container for pepper)