pepita

[ puh-pee-tuh, pe- ]

/ pəˈpi tə, pɛ- /

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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< American Spanish, Spanish: seed, pip, probably derivative of the same Romance base *pep- as Old French pepin pippin

Pepita

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

/ pəˈpi tə, pɛ-; Spanish pɛˈpi tɑ /

a female given name.

That seventy-five dollars he paid for Pepita and the saddle and harness was such a blessing.
Reels and Spindles|Evelyn Raymond
Pepita herself was wife of one of the other chiefs of the band.
Out on the Pampas|G. A. Henty
Singularly enough, Pepita had a fixed antipathy to marriage.
The Pretty Sister Of Jos|Frances Hodgson Burnett
This Pepita had a predilection for anything that was unusual; she was rather—romantic.
Woman Triumphant|Vicente Blasco Ibaez

But Pepita, who heard it all, said nothing, though once or twice she gave her little mocking laugh.
The Pretty Sister Of Jos|Frances Hodgson Burnett