[ ˌmalə'gɛtə ]
(also malagueta )
■ noun another term for grains of Paradise .
Origin
C16: prob. from Fr. malaguette , perh. based on a dimin. of Ital. melica 'millet'.
MALAGUETTA
Meaning of MALAGUETTA in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004