malagueta

Etymology
From, probably via , from , from and.

There are various paths by which the name could have become applied to the African pepper. Medieval Latin was an Indonesian spice called after millet on the basis of the supposed resemblance of their grains. By the mid-15th century, the West African Grain Coast was known in Portuguese as , whence the place name was borrowed into other languages and applied to its local products. Early English use reports that it was the local name of the spice, long preserved around Cape Palmas, which may indicate a Mande or Kwa origin, although such use is usually attributed to loanwords from Portuguese.

The unrelated Brazilian pepper acquired the name from its similar piquancy.

Noun

 * , the seeds or seed capsules of the West African ; the plant itself.
 * 1) The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of ; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.
 * 1) The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of ; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.
 * 1) The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of ; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.
 * 1) The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of ; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.

Usage notes
In reference to the African plant and seasoning, the spelling is more common in cooking and the spelling  more common among botanists.

Translations

 * Portuguese: ,

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) grains of paradise

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) Guinea pepper; grains of paradise
 * 2)  a very hot type of chilli
 * 1)  a very hot type of chilli

Noun

 * 1) tabasco pepper spice
 * 1) tabasco pepper spice