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globe pepper

globe pepper

1.9
A round sweet pepper with thick walls often used for stuffing or roasting
  • noun
  • /ɡloʊb ˈpɛpər/
translation icon : pimiento morrón
  • With its thick walls and mild taste, the globe pepper is ideal for stuffing and roasting.

Examples

  • The farmer grew several varieties, but the red globe pepper was his most popular at the market.

  • She diced the globe pepper and added it to her salad for a burst of color and flavor.

  • The globe pepper is great for salads.

  • I bought a globe pepper at the farmer's market.

  • She diced the globe pepper and added it to her salad for a burst of color and flavor.

  • The farmer grew several varieties, but the red globe pepper was his most popular at the market.

  • With its thick walls and mild taste, the globe pepper is ideal for stuffing and roasting.

Synonyms

pepper
vsglobe pepper
142 1.0

A plant that makes hollow fruits eaten as vegetables, some sweet and some hot

is a particular round sweet variety with thick flesh rather than any hot type
bell pepper
vsglobe pepper
  • US
21 1.6

A large sweet vegetable shaped like a bell and eaten raw or cooked

is a specific round sweet variety with thicker flesh than the flared one

Surface Forms

globe pepper singular
globe peppers plural

Morphology

globe + pepper

The compound 'globe pepper' is directly built from 'globe' (spherical) + 'pepper' (capsicum), so the meaning 'a round, globe-shaped pepper' is compositionally predictable from the parts. This noun-noun attributive pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Globe pepper comes from the pepper's round shape: globe means a small ball and pepper is the sweet vegetable. So the name now means a sweet pepper with thick walls that looks like a little globe and is good for stuffing or roasting.