pimpinela

== Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === pimpinela f (plural pimpinelas) any plant of the genus Pimpinella (Madeira) chayote (Sechium edule, a tropical fruit-bearing vine) Synonyms: chuchu, machucho, caiota === Further reading === “pimpinela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pimpinela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin pimpinella. Cognate with English pimpernel. === Noun === pimpinela f (plural pimpinelas) any plant of the genus Pimpinella; anise and its close relatives any of certain South American plants of the genus Acaena. === Further reading === “pimpinela”, 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