noun
CookingA dried, smoked jalapeño pepper, used especially in Mexican cookery; a variety of chipotle.
Pronunciation
morita
/məˈriːtə/ /mɒˈriːtə/Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal Nutrition. FromMexican Spanish morita from mora dried, smoked jalapeño pepper, apparently a specific use of Spanish mora blackberry with allusion to the chilli's dark colour and wrinkled skin + -ita.
noun
PsychiatryA form of psychotherapy in which total rest is followed by behavioural and occupational therapy. Frequently attributive, especially in "Morita therapy".
Pronunciation
Morita
/məˈriːtə/ /mɒˈriːtə/Origin
1950s. From the name of Masatake (also known as Shōma) Morita, Japanese psychiatrist, who developed the therapy in the 1920s.
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