peri-peri

noun

A small hot pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens, originally produced in Portugal's former Southern African territories.

Meanings

nounperi-peri (plural peri-peris)

plural peri-peris · alternative piri-piri

  1. A small hot pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum frutescens, originally produced in Portugal's former Southern African territories.
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