pepita

[ puh-pee-tuh, pe- ]

noun
  1. the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.

Origin of pepita

1
From Spanish (southwestern U.S.), Spanish: “seed, pip,” probably derivative of the same Romance base, pep- (unattested), as Old French pepin pippin

Words Nearby pepita

Other definitions for Pepita (2 of 2)

Pepita
[ puh-pee-tuh, pe-; Spanish pe-pee-tah ]

noun
  1. a female given name.

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How to use pepita in a sentence

  • pepita and the other two Indian women, with the wounded muleteers, were taken to another house.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • All adored him and one, pepita, a little Spanish model, loved him with the love of a dog for its master.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • "pepita Ximenez" has enjoyed a wide celebrity, not only in Spain, but in every other Spanish-speaking country.

    Pepita Ximenez | Juan Valera
  • To-morrow I am to dine at the house of the famous pepita Ximenez, of whom you have doubtless heard.

    Pepita Ximenez | Juan Valera
  • Until her sixteenth year pepita lived with her mother in very straitened circumstances—bordering, indeed, upon absolute want.

    Pepita Ximenez | Juan Valera