molinillo de pimienta
/moliniʝo de pimjenta/from spelling rules
The English phrase pepper grinder is translated into Spanish as molinillo de pimienta.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of molinillo (grinder or mill), de (of) and pimienta (pepper).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun molinillo is masculine, so it takes the masculine article el in the phrase el molinillo de pimienta.
Did you know?
- While molinillo means grinder in this context, it is also the name of a traditional wooden whisk used to froth Mexican hot chocolate.
- The word pimienta is actually a distant relative of the word 'pigment'. It stems from the Latin 'pigmentum', which originally referred to 'color' or 'dye' rather than the spice itself.
- In Spanish, there is a sharp distinction between pimienta (black or white peppercorns) and pimiento (the pepper plant or bell pepper). Using the wrong one could lead you to ask for a bell pepper grinder.
Examples in context
- Pásame el molinillo de pimienta.Pass me the pepper grinder.Tatoeba #992648 by hayastan, translation #2915099 by mervert1
- Necesitamos comprar un molinillo de pimienta nuevo.We need to buy a new pepper grinder.
- El molinillo de pimienta está sobre la mesa.The pepper grinder is on the table.
Example conversation
A kitchen during dinner preparation.
- Sofía¿Dónde dejaste el molinillo de pimienta, Mateo?Where did you leave the pepper grinder, Mateo?
- MateoEstá en el cajón de la cocina.It is in the kitchen drawer.
- SofíaGracias, lo encontré rápidamente.Thanks, I found it quickly.
- MateoDe nada, Sofía.You're welcome, Sofia.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, molinillo, pimienta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
