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piri-piri Definition


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piri-piri1
noun
    1. A spicy sauce made with red peppers. Also as adj.
      Example: piri-piri chicken
Etymology: 1960s: perhaps from Swahili pilipili pepper.




piri-piri2
noun
    1. A New Zealand weed with prickly burs, used medicinally and as a tea.
Etymology: Late 19c: Maori.



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