malagueta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cleat noun A strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
Senses
malagueta is used for these senses in English:
- chili pepper Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which contains capsaicin and typically has a spicy or burning flavor.
- cleat (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
- malagueta The seeds or seed capsules of a Caribbean variety of Capsicum frutescens; the plant itself, now extensively grown in Brazil, Portugal, and Mozambique.
cleat — full definition
- noun A strip of wood or metal fixed across something to make it stronger or hold it in place.
- noun A long metal strip or bent piece used to hold metal parts firmly together.
- noun A fitting used to fasten a rope to quickly, and just as easily release it from.
- noun A raised bump on the sole of a shoe or on a wheel that gives extra grip.
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