piri-piri

/ (ˌpɪrɪˈpɪrɪ) /

noun

a hot sauce, of Portuguese colonial origin, made from red chilli peppers

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Word Origin for piri-piri

from a Bantu language: literally, pepper

Words nearby piri-piri

pirate, pirate coast, pirate perch, pirates of penzance, pire, piri-piri, piriform, piriform muscle, pirithoüs, pirke avoth, pirn

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