friggitello

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian friggitello.

Noun

friggitello (plural friggitelli)

  1. A sweet Italian chili pepper of the species Capsicum annuum.
    Synonyms: (US) peperoncino, Golden Greek pepper, Sweet Italian pepper, Tuscan pepper
    • 2015 July 1, Tamar Adler, “A Philosophy of Herbs”, in New York Times‎:
      Things went well through the crisp toasts with oiled acciughe, blistered friggitello peppers from the garden.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From dialectal friarelli.

Noun

friggitello m (plural friggitelli)

  1. friggitello (sweet Italian pepper)
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