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pimenta de cheiro

English translation: Aromatic chili or pepper(US Eng) chilli (BR ENG)

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Portuguese term or phrase:pimenta de cheiro
English translation:Aromatic chili or pepper(US Eng) chilli (BR ENG)
Entered by: Scott Bowman

19:28 May 4, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / a menu
Portuguese term or phrase: pimenta de cheiro
Moqueca de Sururu e pimenta de cheiro
Isabella Kenfield
United States
Local time: 02:36
Aromatic chili or pepper(US Eng) chilli (BR ENG)
Explanation:
This is a difficult one to translate as it is a pepper native to Brazil and virtually unknown beyond its borders. There are literally thousands of different types of peppers globally and they normally keep their original name, such as malagueta, Jalepeno and chipotle.

What makes this one more difficult is the addition of de in the name, so you can't simply call it de cheiro pepper (or chilli) and for this reason I chose aromatic pepper.

The term pepper is more common in the US, but chili is used. Outside the US they would generally use the word chilli.

If you are not satisfied with aromatic pepper, you could always call it cheiro pepper, which would maintain the tradition of keeping the original name.
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Scott Bowman
Local time: 03:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Aromatic chili or pepper(US Eng) chilli (BR ENG)
Scott Bowman
4 -1cheiro chili ..De Cheiro Chili..
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Aromatic chili or pepper(US Eng) chilli (BR ENG)


Explanation:
This is a difficult one to translate as it is a pepper native to Brazil and virtually unknown beyond its borders. There are literally thousands of different types of peppers globally and they normally keep their original name, such as malagueta, Jalepeno and chipotle.

What makes this one more difficult is the addition of de in the name, so you can't simply call it de cheiro pepper (or chilli) and for this reason I chose aromatic pepper.

The term pepper is more common in the US, but chili is used. Outside the US they would generally use the word chilli.

If you are not satisfied with aromatic pepper, you could always call it cheiro pepper, which would maintain the tradition of keeping the original name.

Scott Bowman
Local time: 03:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Bittencourt: According to the Houaiss dictionary, pimenta-de-cheiro = pimenta-malagueta.
5 mins
  -> Absolutely not! Malagueta peppers are reasonably hot, 50,000 -80,000 on the scoville scale and are typically thin pepper shape, wheres pimenta de cheiro is usually very mild and a much rounder shape.
agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
agree  Vítor Cortes
3 hrs
agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
agree  T o b i a s
16 hrs
neutral  BLR: 'cheiro' just means smell or odour. I have seen the translation 'sweet pepper', which I believe is 'bell pepper' in the USA. But those are called 'pimentão' in Brazil.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
cheiro chili ..De Cheiro Chili..


Explanation:
pimenta de cheiro => cheiro chili ..De Cheiro Chili..

Flavors of Brazil: Pimenta de Cheiro - A Problem of Identification
www.flavorsofbrazil.blogspot.com/2012/.../pimenta-de-cheiro...‎
May 15, 2012 – A typical example is a chili pepper called pimenta de cheiro. The name means "aromatic pepper" and this chili is one of the most commonly ...

Chilli Tests "Cheiro Para" Capsicum Chinense - YouTube
► 5:28► 5:28
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ5Xdb8iYZY
Mar 20, 2010 - Uploaded by TheHippySeedCompany
From Brazil comes the Cheiro

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Chili pepper 'Cheiro recife' Plant Care & Growing Information | folia
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How to grow Chili pepper 'Cheiro recife' (Capsicum annuum longum group), plant pictures and planting care instructions supplied by real gardeners.

Pimentas Online - De Cheiro (De Cheiro Chili Pepper - USDA PI ...
www.pimentasonline.com › Home › Chili Peppers‎
Article for De Cheiro Chili Pepper not yet available. NOTE: The PI code is the registration number used by the United States Departament of Agriculture (USDA)

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  BLR: 'cheiro' is meaningless in English and 'chili' is a hot pepper
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