chiltoma

Meaning

sweet pepper, bell pepper

Concepts

bell pepper

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Synonyms

pimentón

morrón

locote

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chile morrón

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pimiento morrón

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chile pimiento

pimiento

chile dulce

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Translations

Paprika

poivron

peperone

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Paprikaschote

πιπεριά

paprika

pimentão

pimento

biber

dolmalık biber

فلفل زومي

dolma biber

فِلْفِلْ رومي

فِلْفِل رُومِيّ

Hyphenated as

chil‧to‧ma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃilˈtoma/

Etymology

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”).