pepita

[ puh-pee-tuh, pe- ]

/ pəˈpi tə, pɛ- /

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noun

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

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

Pepita

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

/ pəˈpi tə, pɛ-; Spanish pɛˈpi tɑ /

noun

a female given name.

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