pepita

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pepita. === Noun === pepita (plural pepitas) 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. A gold nugget, or pepito. ==== Synonyms ==== pumpkin seed, pumpkinseed ==== Translations ==== === See also === pepita on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈpi.ta/ Rhymes: -ita Hyphenation: pe‧pì‧ta === Noun === pepita f (plural pepite) nugget, especially of gold or platinum alternative form of pipita === Anagrams === appetì, pepati, pipate == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish pepita, diminutive of pepa. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -itɐ === Noun === pepita f (plural pepitas) an ore nugget === References === === Further reading === “pepita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Adjective === pepita m or f or n (indeclinable) alternative form of pepit ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown origin. Likely from Latin pepō (“pumpkin”) and related to pepino and Portuguese pevide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peˈpita/ [peˈpi.t̪a] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: pe‧pi‧ta === Noun === pepita f (plural pepitas) pepita (an edible seed from a pumpkin or squash) Synonyms: pipa, pepa nugget, especially of gold or platinum ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: pepita === See also === pepita on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es === Further reading === “pepita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025