唐辛子

とうがらし capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli)

Why it means this

唐 ('Chinese', i.e. foreign/imported) + 辛子 (hot mustard) — the 'imported hot spice'; the chili pepper.

Breakdown

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