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.

Origin of pepita

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

peperomia, peperoni, pepin, pepin the short, pepino, pepita, peplomer, peplos, peplum, peplus, pepo

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