Meaning of malagueta | Babel Free

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1. Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the West African Aframomum melegueta; the plant itself.
2. The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of Capsicum frutescens; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.

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“In Ginney the fruit that is most rife and common... is named Maniguetta.”

“The people of the Gold Coast, when suffering from headache, rub over the forehead a paste of Malaguetta pepper.”

“Grains of Paradise, Guinea Grains, Melegueta or Mallaguetta Pepper, from Ampelopsis Grana Paradisi, or Habzeli of Ethiopia... Two kinds of these grains are known in the English markets, one plumper than the other... They resemble Pepper in their effects, but are seldom used except in veterinary practice and to give strength to spirits, wine, beer, and vinegar.”

“Their seasoning is generally a berry of the Malaguetta, a variety of the Capsicum Gutescens.”

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