Pepper
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English
Noun
pepper (uncountable and countable; plural: peppers)
- A plant of the family Piperaceae.
- (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of this plant.
- A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
Synonyms
- (fruit of the capsicum):
- (spicy): chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper
- (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper
Translations
plant
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spice
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fruit of the capsicum
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- Slovene: poper m
Transitive verb
to pepper
- To add pepper to.
- To strike with something made up of small particles.
- To be covered with lots of (something made up of small things).
- After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes
- To add (something) at frequent intervals.
- He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.
Translations
add pepper to
strike with small particles
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be covered with lots of (small things)
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add at frequent intervals
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- Slovene: popoprati
Related terms
- bell pepper
- black pepper
- chili pepper
- green pepper
- pepper and salt
- peppercorn
- peppermint
- pepperpot
- peppery
- red pepper
- Scotch bonnet pepper
- sweet pepper
- white pepper
- yellow pepper
See also
- salt
- Wikipedia article on pepper
- Wikipedia article on peppers (fruits of the capsicum plant)
