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pili pili
Swahili/Bantu · 1500s
"a chili pepper"
the word for a small, fiery chili pepper
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piri piri
Portuguese · 1500s
"a fiery chili pepper, or a sauce made from it"
adopted by Portuguese traders along the East African coast
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piri piri
English · 1900s
"a fiery chili pepper sauce"
adopted directly for the spicy pepper and its namesake sauce
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