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Madagascar pepper

Madagascar pepper

8.9
A climbing tropical plant that produces dark red berries used like pepper
  • noun
  • /ˌmædəˈɡæskər ˈpɛpər/
translation icon : pimienta de Madagascar
  • The chef seasoned the dish with freshly ground Madagascar pepper for a unique flavor.

Examples

  • She bought a packet of Madagascar pepper at the spice market during her travels in Asia.

  • Have you ever tried Madagascar pepper in your cooking?

  • Research has shown that Madagascar pepper thrives in humid, tropical climates.

  • I added some Madagascar pepper to the dish for extra flavor.

  • The chef seasoned the dish with freshly ground Madagascar pepper for a unique flavor.

  • She bought a packet of Madagascar pepper at the spice market during her travels in Asia.

  • Have you ever tried Madagascar pepper in your cooking?

Synonyms

pepper
vsMadagascar pepper
32 1.0

A climbing vine grown for small berries used to make the common spice

is the plant found beyond those native areas and in other regions
black pepper
vsMadagascar pepper
1 1.0

A climbing tropical plant that makes dark red berries used as a spice

is the same crop but noted as present in additional tropical regions
Piper nigrum
vsMadagascar pepper
  • Specialized
6.1

A climbing tropical plant whose small berries make black and white pepper

is the same plant but also occurs outside the species native range
common pepper
vsMadagascar pepper
2.3

A climbing plant from warm countries whose dried berries make black pepper

is a regional form also growing outside original native areas

How Spicy

bird pepper
  • US
8.9
Madagascar pepper
8.9
black pepper
1 1.0
bell pepper
  • US
21 1.6

Surface Forms

Madagascar pepper singular
Madagascar peppers plural

Morphology

Madagascar + pepper

The phrase denotes a type or variety of pepper associated with Madagascar, so its meaning 'pepper from Madagascar' is directly and transparently inferable from the constituents 'Madagascar' (place) + 'pepper' (the spice/plant). This place + product naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun-modifier composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Madagascar pepper may come from the simple image of small, dark red berries that look like tiny pepper hanging on a climbing vine in warm, wet places like Madagascar. That's why the name describes a 'spice' plant whose peppercorn-like berries are used for flavor.