ají

See also: aji

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• aji (Sotavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese agir.

Verb

ají

1. (Barlavento) act

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Spanish

Etymology

From Taíno *aší.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈxi/ [aˈxi]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧jí

Noun

ají m (plural ajís or ajíes)

1. (South America, Caribbean) pepper

   Synonyms: (Mexico) chile, (Spain) guindilla

Derived terms

• ají chirere
• ají criollo
• ají de gallina
• ají mochero
• ají morrón
• ajiaco

 

Further reading

• “ají”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28