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pepita

pepita noun: an edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.

pepita: an edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed,...
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Noun

pepita (plural pepitas)

  1. An edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.
  2. A gold nugget, or pepito.

Proper noun capitalized: Pepita

Pepita

  1. A barangay of Alangalang, Leyte, Philippines.

Synonyms of pepita

Forms of pepita

pluralpepitas

Origin of pepita

Borrowed from Spanish pepita.

Questions about pepita

What does pepita mean?
Pepita means an edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.
What part of speech is pepita?
Pepita can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pepita?
The plural of pepita is pepitas.

Words near pepita in the dictionary

  1. pepino
  2. pepino melon
  3. pepino melons
  4. pepinos
  5. Pepinster
  6. pepita
  7. pepitas
  8. pepito
  9. Pepitone
  10. Pepitones
  11. pepitos

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