malaguetta

ma la guet ta |ˌmaləˈgetə ˌmæləˈɡɛtə |(also malaguetta pepper ) ▶noun another term for grains of paradise. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica ‘millet. ’

malaguetta

malaguetta |ˌmaləˈgɛtə |(also malagueta ) ▶noun another term for grains of Paradise. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from French malaguette, perhaps based on a diminutive of Italian melica ‘millet ’.