pepper
- noun
- /ˈpɛpər/
- They love red bell peppers, too.
- bell peppers
- chili peppers
- hot peppers
And those are eggplant, tomatoes, Peppers, potatoes.
- And those are eggplant, tomatoes, Peppers, potatoes.
- And then I grilled onions, portobellos, red and yellow Peppers, Anaheim Peppers.
- I need some apples and cilantro, Serrano Peppers, some ice cream chips.
Examples
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My mother's making fried peppers and sausage for us.
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Also grilled some poblano Peppers along with them.
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Can you cut the pepper that you chose in half?
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Finally, pile all of the red bell pepper strips together...
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Your choice of peppers may have been limited to bell, pimento, or banana.
Academic text (2003) -
Fried beef slices with Peppers, basil leaves and long beans.
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Farmers around the Jornada grow mainly chili peppers, cotton, and pecans.
Academic text (2004) -
Can you cut the pepper that you chose in half?
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I have to buy organic bell peppers, and they cost me four dollars each.
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My mother's making fried peppers and sausage for us.
Synonyms
A small hot pepper with a pointed shape that adds spice to food
A large sweet vegetable shaped like a bell and eaten raw or cooked
A long hot chili used fresh or dried to add spice to food
A spicy red or green pepper used to add heat to food
A small red or green pod that makes food hot
A sweet pepper picked while green that turns red when ripe
A small very hot chili pepper that makes food spicy
A plant from tropical America that grows long hot red peppers
A medium-hot green or red chili from Mexico used in cooking
A large mild fruit often eaten as a vegetable with thick walls and a bell shape
A pepper plant with large sweet fruits used in salads and to make the spice
A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice
A plant that produces vegetables like bell peppers and chili peppers
A large sweet pepper with thick walls and a bell shape used in cooking
A plant that grows large, mild fruits like bell peppers for salads
A pepper plant that makes small round spicy peppers often used in pickles and salsa
A small round red fruit like a cherry that has a spicy taste
A tropical pepper plant that makes small very hot red peppers for hot sauces
A pepper plant from tropical America that has small very hot red fruits often used in cooking
A small plant with tiny, very hot red peppers used in South American cooking
A small plant from Central America with tiny red fruits that are very hot to eat
A small very hot red chili that people use to make hot sauce
A plant that makes small hot fruits in a cone shape, often red or yellow
Compounds
A small can of strong liquid that makes your eyes burn to stop people or animals
A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
A steak covered with crushed pepper and cooked in a pan with brandy and butter sauce
A small tool that crushes peppercorns into ground pepper for adding flavor to food
- Specialized
A climbing plant from the tropics that makes small round spice seeds used in cooking
- Specialized
A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice
A spice from a West African plant's dried fruit that has a fresh peppery taste
A small plant with spicy leaves used to add flavor to salads and decorate food
- Archaic
A spice from the seeds of a West African tree that adds a strong smell to food and medicine
- Specialized
A North American plant with strong spicy roots used for food and medicine
An evergreen shrub or small tree with leaves that have red and yellow patches and small black fruits
- Specialized
A family of tropical plants like black pepper vines with a strong smell and small flowers in spikes
- Specialized
A climbing or bush plant whose small fruits are dried to make a common cooking spice
A spicy soup with cow tripe, vegetables, and pepper often with dumplings
- UK
A small plant that grows along the ground or walls with thick leaves and bright yellow flowers
How Hot
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pepper was later used by European travelers to name the New World Capsicum fruits because their 'heat' reminded them of the old spice they knew. So today pepper can mean both the old black pepper and the sweet or hot peppers like bell peppers and chilies.