Pepper
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noun
(1) Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
(2) Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
(3) Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
(4) Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
verb
(5) Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
"Pelt the speaker with questions"
(6) Add pepper to
"Pepper the soup"
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Etymology
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Noun
- A plant of the family Piperaceae.
- A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of this plant.
- A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
- A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
- Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
Synonyms
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- (spicy): chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper
- (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper
Verb
- To add pepper to.
- To strike with something made up of small particles.
- To be covered with lots of (something made up of small things).
- After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
- To add (something) at frequent intervals.
- He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.
Related terms
- bell pepper
- black pepper
- chili pepper
- green pepper
- pepper and salt
- peppercorn
- pepper mill, peppermill
- peppermint
- pepperpot
- pepper shaker
- peppery
- red pepper
- Scotch bonnet pepper
- sweet pepper
- white pepper
- yellow pepper