pepita
Shelled and roasted pepitas
Meaning
Noun
- An edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.
- A gold nugget, or pepito.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Spanish pepita.
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