azeedíchʼííʼ łichíʼígíí

Etymology

From azeedíchʼííʼ (“chile pepper”) + łichííʼ (“it is red”) +‎ -ígíí (nominalizer)

Noun

azeedíchʼííʼ łichíʼígíí

  1. cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescens)

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 143.
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