malagueta

Definitions of malagueta
  1. noun
    ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
    synonyms: tabasco
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    type of:
    especia
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  2. noun
    deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
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    type of:
    arbusto, mata
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  3. noun
    aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
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