ớt

Etymology
From.

's Dictionarium anamitico-latinum (1772 manuscript) glosses ớt as pimentum, a derivation from French.

's 1827 dictionary  (日用常談 "Common Words Used Daily") glosses ớt 乙 as (SV: tất đăng gia; "tailed pepper, cubeb, "), also called  in Vietnamese; so that plant was probably ớt’s original  before the introduction of chilli pepper from the Americas.

Noun

 * 1)  tailed pepper, cubeb
 * 2) * Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠 (Folk-ballads from the hamlets and alleys), 50a
 * 3) chili pepper
 * 4)  capsicum
 * 1)  capsicum