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- Dictionarypepper/ˈpɛpə/
noun
- 1. a pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavour food: "season to taste with salt and pepper"
- 2. a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper.
verb
- 1. sprinkle or season (food) with pepper: "I salted and peppered the beef before I browned it"
- 2. cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items: "the script is peppered with four-letter words" Similar
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The meaning of PEPPER is either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments. How to use pepper in a sentence.
PEPPER definition: 1. a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to…. Learn more.
PEPPER meaning: 1. a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to…. Learn more.
Pepper definition: a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.. See examples of PEPPER used in a sentence.
n. 1. a. A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit. b. A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment. 2. Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava. 3. a.
A pepper, or in American English a bell pepper, is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds inside it.
Pepper starts out as a tiny fruit called a peppercorn. Once harvested and dried, these are ground into a powder and become what we think of as pepper. Other kinds of pepper include white pepper, which is a variation on black pepper, and the vegetables known as peppers, including sweet bell peppers and spicy jalapeño peppers.
a black, grey, or red powder that is made from crushed seeds, used to give food a slightly spicy flavour: salt and pepper.
See synonyms for pepper on Thesaurus.com noun a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
Definition of pepper noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
