pepita

¹ American  

[puh-pee-tuh, pe-] / pəˈpi tə, pɛ- /

noun

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

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Pepita ² American  

[puh-pee-tuh, pe-, pe-pee-tah] / pəˈpi tə, pɛ-, pɛˈpi tɑ /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Etymology

Origin of pepita

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

Example Sentences

If you want to crack open the seeds after roasting and just eat the more tender inner pepita, that’s fine too – kind of as you would eat a sunflower seed.

From Washington Times