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pepper

/ˈpɛp.ɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Pepper means: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam.

Synonyms for pepper9

noun, as in climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum

noun, as in any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

capsicum, capsicum pepper plant

noun, as in pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

peppercorn

verb, as in attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

pelt

What does pepper mean?6

noun

1

climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

2

any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

3

pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

4

sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

verb

1

attack and bombard with or as if with missiles“pelt the speaker with questions”

2

add pepper to“pepper the soup”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pepper in a sentence

  • The table in the diner had catsup, mustard, pepper, and salt.jmfcomo
  • Excuse me, could you by any chance pass me the pepper?sundown
  • Pepper spray is great, unless the assailant gets ahold of it.JHR
  • Add salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.CK
  • When he spilt the pepper all over the table, the dog sneezed.reubsboyd
  • She feasted on bread, bell pepper, and tomato.anzart
  • After you've mixed everything well, add salad dressing and a little pepper!tinowls
  • Excuse me, could you pass me the salt and pepper?blay_paul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pepper

as a noun

plural
peppers

as a verb

past tense
peppered
present participle
peppering
third-person singular
peppers
past participle
peppered