bitxo

Concepts

chili pepper

cayenne

cayenne pepper

chili

chilli

chilli pepper

chilly

jalapeno

pepper

chile

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long pepper

Capsicum annuum longum

capsicum pepper plant

capsicum

chili powder

Synonyms

pebrina

pebrer

pebroter

coralet

pebre de banyeta

pebre de cirereta

pebrot coent

pebrera

vitet

Translations

piment

chile

pimento

peperoncino

κοκκινοπιπεριά

τσίλι

فُليْفِل

poivron

πιπέρι καγιέν

chili

république du chili

capsicum

’kokino pi’peri

καυτερό πιπέρι

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbi.t͡ʃu]

Etymology

From vitx, dialectal plural form of vit (“penis”). The plural form was taken for a singular and gave rise to a new plural form, vitxos. The singular form bitxo was created from this via back-formation and respelled in accordance with the Catalonian merger of /v/ and /b/.