Etymology

datil

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Today it means: A datil pepper, a very spicy pepper of the species Capsicum chinense. Full definition →

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datil · noun1

Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below.

datil · noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromdátil“date”
  2. English todaydatil

From American Spanish dátil (“date”), from Catalan dàtil. Doublet of dactyl, dactylus, and date.

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