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Ashanti pepper

Ashanti pepper

9.5
A spice from a West African plant's dried fruit that has a fresh peppery taste
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : pimienta ashanti
  • To make the dish more flavorful, she added a pinch of Ashanti pepper to the soup.

Examples

  • The chef imported Ashanti pepper to achieve an authentic flavour in the dish.

  • Because Ashanti pepper is so rare, it is used sparingly in traditional West African recipes.

  • Ashanti cuisine often features Ashanti pepper as a key ingredient in spicy soups.

  • I love using Ashanti pepper in my cooking.

  • The Ashanti peppers add a unique flavor to the dish.

  • In traditional West African cuisine, Ashanti pepper is often used to enhance the flavor of assorted spicy stews.

  • Many chefs seek Ashanti pepper for its distinctive taste that elevates their culinary creations.

How Spicy

bird pepper
  • US
8.9
cubeb
  • Specialized
9.9
Ashanti pepper
  • UK
9.5
black pepper
21 1.0
white pepper
3 2.4
paprika
20 2.5

Surface Forms

Ashanti pepper singular
Ashanti peppers plural

Morphology

Ashanti + pepper

The compound is compositionally built from the place-name 'Ashanti' and the noun 'pepper', so its meaning ('a pepper/spice associated with Ashanti') is directly inferable from the constituents. Naming foodstuffs by geographic origin is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows both words would understand this term.

Etymology

Ashanti pepper gets its name from the Ashanti people and region in Ghana, where the plant grows and is used in local cooking. The word pepper tells you it is a 'spice', so the name means a pepper that comes from Ashanti and is used in traditional dishes.