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ground pepper

ground pepper

7 1.0
A fine spice from crushing peppercorns that adds heat to food
  • noun
  • /ɡraʊnd ˈpɛpər/
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  • I also added dried basil, freshly ground pepper, and a sprinkle of salt to season.
  • freshly ground pepper
  • salt and ground pepper
  • ground pepper to taste

Chicken, pork, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, ground pepper and Bay leaf.

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Examples

  • Before serving the salad, drizzle olive oil and sprinkle some ground pepper on top.

  • ...and add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste...

  • OK, you know, I'm going to add some black ground pepper into the guacamole.

  • And it's the coarse ground pepper because it gives it that nice crunch.

  • Once it is tender, puree it with chicken or vegetable bouillon and season it with ground pepper as needed.

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  • She'd put slices on fresh bread, add good olive oil, sea salt and fresh ground pepper and say, "Jacques, you'll never eat better."

  • While cornbread is baking, add to a large bowl chicken, onions, tortilla chips, red peppers, egg white, and all the spices, including fresh ground pepper.

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  • Simply put your cut-up veggies in a Ziploc bag; add your favorite seasonings (sea salt, freshly ground pepper, thyme, sage, etc.) and a little oil of your choice.

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  • For the perfect flavor, season your pasta with freshly ground pepper.

  • The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ground pepper to enhance the dish's flavor.

Synonyms

pepper
vsground pepper
219 1.0

A strong spice made from dried berries to add taste to food

is the same spice but specifically crushed into fine powder

How Fine

chili powder
  • US
8 1.7
ground pepper
7 1.0
peppercorn
9 2.8

Surface Forms

ground pepper singular

Morphology

grind + pepper

The meaning 'pepper crushed into powder' is directly and compositionally derived from 'ground' (the past participle/adjective of grind, meaning crushed into small pieces or powder) + 'pepper'. This is a productive noun phrase that follows regular English morphology and parallels constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Ground pepper comes from the simple action of crushing whole peppercorns into small bits. Imagine turning whole pepper into powder with a grinder: the pepper is ground, so the name means 'peppercorns crushed' and tells you the spice is ready to use.