capsicum
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈkæpsɪkəm/
- Specialized
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pimiento
- This one is the cold Hardy chili pepper, Capsicum flexuosum.
- capsicum pepper
- oleoresin of capsicum
- capsicum cayenne
Examples
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Active ingredient: capsicum.
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It's Tri coloured quinoa with chopped up capsicum, cucumber, coriander and purple onion.
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- Careful with them capsicums.
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His only possession was a crop of capsicum hot peppers.
Academic text (1990) -
You got eggplant, corn, capsicum, onion.
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Cayenne red pepper (Capsicum species) provides more than a way to spice up a meal.
Academic text (2003) -
And there is a fresh Parmesan cheese and magnetic olives or magnetic with the lemon and then capsicum and olive oil.
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I'm using pumpkin, avocado, some eggs, capsicum, sprouts, salt and some cinnamon.
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Step 2: Along with the meat, throw side servings of capsicum, onion, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa into a warm flour tortilla.
Blog text (10) -
The salad was vibrant, featuring diced capsicum in red, yellow, and green hues.
Synonyms
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1.0
A plant that makes hollow fruits eaten as vegetables, some sweet and some hot
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1.5
A small hot pepper with a pointed shape that adds spice to food
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1.6
A large sweet vegetable shaped like a bell and eaten raw or cooked
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4.0
A medium hot green or red pepper used in Mexican cooking
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2.0
A spicy red or green pepper used to add heat to food
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1.0
A small red or green pod that makes food hot
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4.9
A small very hot chili pepper that makes food spicy
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5.7
A plant from tropical America that grows long hot red peppers
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3.0
A medium-hot green or red chili from Mexico used in cooking
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1.5
A large mild fruit often eaten as a vegetable with thick walls and a bell shape
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6.2
A long thin red pepper that is very hot and makes food spicy
A pepper plant with upright cone-shaped hot peppers grown for food or decoration
A plant that makes small hot fruits in a cone shape, often red or yellow
A small plant from Central America with tiny red fruits that are very hot to eat
A pepper plant from tropical America that has small very hot red fruits often used in cooking
A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice
A plant that grows red hot peppers used for hot sauce
A long thin very hot pepper often red used to add heat to food
A small very hot red chili that people use to make hot sauce
A tropical pepper plant that makes small very hot red peppers for hot sauces
A small round red fruit like a cherry that has a spicy taste
A plant that grows large, mild fruits like bell peppers for salads
A large sweet pepper with thick walls and a bell shape used in cooking
A small plant with tiny, very hot red peppers used in South American cooking
A pepper plant that makes small round spicy peppers often used in pickles and salsa
Compounds
- Specialized
A pepper plant that makes small round spicy peppers often used in pickles and salsa
- Specialized
A pepper plant with upright cone-shaped hot peppers grown for food or decoration
- Specialized
A large sweet pepper with thick walls and a bell shape used in cooking
- Specialized
A long thin very hot pepper often red used to add heat to food
- Specialized
A pepper plant from tropical America that has small very hot red fruits often used in cooking
- Specialized
A tropical pepper plant that makes small very hot red peppers for hot sauces
- Specialized
A small plant with tiny, very hot red peppers used in South American cooking
- Specialized
A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice
- Specialized
A thick oily extract from hot peppers used in spices and pepper spray
How Spicy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Capsicum comes from an old word kapto meaning 'to bite', a helpful image for the sharp, spicy taste of many peppers. That's why capsicum is the name for peppers—both sweet and hot—that add strong flavour and heat.