chiltoma
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish chiltoma, from Nahuatl [Term?].
Noun
[edit]chiltoma (plural chiltomas)
- Any sweet pepper.
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Classical Nahuatl chiltotl, chīltōtōtl (“brightly-coloured bird”), from chīlli + tōtōtl; compare chiltic, chīchīltic (“the colour red”).
Alternatively, perhaps from chilli (“chili, pepper”) + tomatl (“tomatillo”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chiltoma f (plural chiltomas)
- (Nicaragua) sweet pepper, bell pepper
- Synonym: (see for more synonyms) pimiento morrón
References
[edit]Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English terms derived from Nahuatl
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Fruits
- en:Peppers
- Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/oma
- Rhymes:Spanish/oma/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Nicaraguan Spanish
- es:Fruits
- es:Peppers