red pepper
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2.0
- noun
- /rɛd ˈpɛpər/
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chile rojo
- Romaine, red peppers, chopped tomatoes, corn, tortilla strips, Kalamata olives, fried chicken, and cheddar make up my favorite salad.
- roasted red peppers
- one red pepper
- chopped red pepper
Examples
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I like to add red pepper and of course salts, ground pepper and then olive oil.
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For a flavorful dish, add chopped red pepper to the salad.
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The red pepper oil is delicious, and yes, each day it gets stronger.
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There is no red pepper in the traditional Greek salad.
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We've put the red pepper in the bowl.
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Angela was slicing a red pepper when she cut her finger.
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Roast red peppers over a gas flame, under the broiler, or on the grill.
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Love your recipe and can't wait to try it with that yummy roasted red pepper sauce!
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Turkish manti are served with yogurt and spiced with red pepper and melted butter.
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The recipe calls for diced red pepper, onions, and garlic to enhance the flavor.
Synonyms
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1.5
A small hot pepper with a pointed shape that adds spice to food
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2.0
A spicy red or green pepper used to add heat to food
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A small red or green pod that makes food hot
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4.2
A long hot red pepper used to add heat in cooking
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9.3
A small hot pepper used to make food spicy
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6.2
A long thin red pepper that is very hot and makes food spicy
A small very hot red chili that people use to make hot sauce
How Hot
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the color 'red' with 'pepper' (Capsicum), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it refers to a type/form of pepper and likely infer a spicy red variety. However, the specific culinary sense given (a pungent powdered spice) is not fully entailed by the constituents and the phrase can also refer to fresh red peppers, so the exact meaning is only partially predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Red pepper gets its name from the bright red color of the long hot peppers and the word pepper, because early traders thought its strong, hot taste was like black pepper. So, red pepper refers to the fresh or dried hot chili used 'to add heat' to food.