pepita
[puh-pee-tuh, pe-]
- 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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Origin of pepita
< 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]
- a female given name.
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Besides, he did not know Pepita, though he was the one she most wished to be near.
The Free LancesMayne Reid
To José and Pepita this seemed strange as anything else—a perfect mystery.
The Free LancesMayne Reid
Pepita wanted to ascend the hill, by a path she knew, to stable and supper.
Reels and SpindlesEvelyn Raymond
But, Pepita, when you do right without compulsion, there are always two lumps.
Reels and SpindlesEvelyn Raymond
I always laugh when I hear it, it is so absurd, and Pepita's was even funnier.
Reels and SpindlesEvelyn Raymond