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Pepper Coast
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English
Etymology
A en pt Costa da Pimenta 1 after its production of malagueta or Guinea pepper during the Age of Exploration.
Proper noun
Pepper Coast 1
en chiefly historical en region r/West Africa between Capes Mesurado and Palmas, now the coast of Liberia.
en Grain Coast
Coordinate terms
en Ivory Coast, en Slave Coast, en Skeleton Coast
Translations
Dutch: nl Peperkust, nl Grijnkust
French: fr Côte du Poivre, fr Côte des Graines, fr Côte de Malaguette
German: de Pfefferküste
Portuguese: pt Costa da Pimenta
en Liberia Africa Peppers