pepita

See also: Pepita

English
Shelled and roasted pepitas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pepita.

Noun

pepita (plural pepitas)

  1. An edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.
  2. A gold nugget, or pepito.

Translations

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Italian

Noun

pepita f (plural pepite)

  1. nugget, especially of gold or platinum
  2. Alternative form of pipita

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

pepita f (plural pepitas)

  1. an ore nugget

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown origin. Maybe from Latin pepo (“pumpkin”) and related to pepino and Portuguese pevide

Noun

pepita f (plural pepitas)

  1. pepita
  2. nugget, especially of gold or platinum

Synonyms

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