B2🍕 Food
Italian word
pepita
seed / pip (of a fruit)
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a pepita in English is a pumpkin seed (used in Mexican cooking)
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In Italian 'pepita' means a pip or seed inside fruit. In English culinary use, 'pepita' specifically refers to a hulled pumpkin seed used in Mexican cuisine. They are related concepts but point to completely different things in practice.
To say "a pepita in English is a pumpkin seed (used in Mexican cooking)" in Italian:
pepita (pip/seed in Italian)
"pepita" in English means:
seed / pip (of a fruit)
Example
"Questo agrume ha troppe pepite."
"This citrus fruit has too many pips."
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