pimenta-do-reino

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “pepper of the kingdom”, kingdom meaning Portugal, from where it was initially imported to Brazil.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁej.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈheɪ̯.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁej.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈheɪ̯.nu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁej.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈχeɪ̯.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.ta.doˈʁej.no/ [piˌmẽ.ta.doˈheɪ̯.no]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁɐj.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.ðuˈʁɐj.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁɐj.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.ðuˈʁɐj.nu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁej.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.ðuˈʁej.nu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁej.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.ðuˈʁej.nu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˌmẽ.tɐ.duˈʁe.nu/ [piˌmẽ.tɐ.ðuˈʁe.nu]

• Hyphenation: pi‧men‧ta‧-do‧-rei‧no

Noun

pimenta-do-reino f (plural pimentas-do-reino) (chiefly Brazil)

1. black pepper (Piper nigrum, a flowering vine)
2. black pepper (the fruits of the black pepper plant used as spice)

Synonyms

• pimenta-preta, pimenta-negra, pimenta-redonda

Further reading

• “pimenta-do-reino”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “pimenta-do-reino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025