pepita
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A small lump of gold found in nature
- noun
- /pəˈpiːtə/
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pepita
- She kept a tiny pepita as a lucky charm from her grandfather's mining days.
Examples
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After hours of searching, they finally found a pepita glinting in the sunlight.
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The prospector discovered several pepitas during his expedition.
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The prospector was thrilled to discover a shiny pepita among the river rocks.
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She found a shiny pepita in the riverbed.
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The prospector was thrilled to discover a shiny pepita among the river rocks.
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After hours of searching, they finally found a pepita glinting in the sunlight.
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She kept a tiny pepita as a lucky charm from her grandfather's mining days.
Synonyms
nugget
vspepita
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3.0
A small piece of gold or cooked food like chicken
is specific to small lumps of precious metal, especially gold
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Etymology
Pepita was also used in Spanish for a tiny lump because small pieces of gold look like 'little seeds', so people called them pepitas. That's why pepita can mean a small gold nugget today.