pimenta-preta
Portuguese, noun/piˌmẽ.tɐˈpɾe.tɐ/
pimenta-preta is spelled P-I-M-E-N-T-A-P-R-E-T-A (12 letters). Pimenta-preta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does pimenta-preta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblack pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)
- 2
feminineblack pepper (the fruits of the black pepper plant used as spice)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of pimenta-preta
- pimentas-pretas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pimenta-preta?
- Brazil /piˌmẽ.tɐˈpɾe.tɐ/
- Portugal /piˌmẽ.tɐˈpɾe.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.