cabai

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Indonesian

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cabai

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Etymology

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From Malay cabai, from Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (pepper), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, Piper chaba).

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Noun

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cabai (plural cabai-cabai, first-person possessive cabaiku, second-person possessive cabaimu, third-person possessive cabainya)

  1. a plant of the genus Capsicum.
  2. chili: the pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  3. chili pepper: any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese cabe, cabya, cawya, cawi (pepper), from Sanskrit चव्य, चवि (cavya, cavi, Piper chaba).

Noun

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cabai (Jawi spelling چاباي, plural cabai-cabai, informal 1st possessive cabaiku, 2nd possessive cabaimu, 3rd possessive cabainya)

  1. (dialect) chili: the pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  2. (dialect) chili pepper: any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.

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