pepper
♦ pep|per /p'epər/ (peppers peppering peppered)
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Pepper is a hot-tasting spice which is used to flavour food.
Season with salt and pepper.
...freshly ground black pepper.
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A pepper, or in American English a bell pepper, is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds inside it.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed with n
If something is peppered with small objects, a lot of those objects hit it.
He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel...
4 [VERB] be V-ed with n, V n
If something is peppered with things, it has a lot of those things in it or on it.
While her English was correct, it was peppered with French phrases...
Yachts peppered the tranquil waters of Botafogo Bay.bell pep|per (bell peppers)
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A bell pepper is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use pepper)black pep|per
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Black pepper is pepper which is dark in colour and has been made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, including their black outer cases.cay|enne pep|per /kaɪ'en p'epər/
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Cayenne pepper or cayenne is a red powder with a hot taste which is made from dried peppers and is used to flavour food.
Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne.green pep|per (green peppers)
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A green pepper is an unripe pepper that is used in cooking or eaten raw in salads.pep|per mill (pepper mills)
also peppermill
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A pepper mill is a container in which peppercorns are crushed to make pepper. You turn the top of the container and the pepper comes out of the bottom.pep|per shak|er (pepper shakers)
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A pepper shaker is the same as a pepperpot. (mainly AM)pep|per spray (pepper sprays)
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Pepper spray is a device that causes tears and sickness and is sometimes used against rioters and attackers.
The officers blasted him with pepper spray.red pep|per (red peppers)
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Red peppers are peppers which are sweet-tasting and can be used in cooking or eaten raw in salads.
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Red pepper is a hot-tasting spicy powder made from the flesh and seeds of small, dried, red peppers. It is used for flavouring food.
= cayenne peppersweet pep|per (sweet peppers)
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A sweet pepper is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable.
= capsicumwhite pep|per
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White pepper is pepper which has been made from the dried insides of the fruits of the pepper plant.
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Pepper is a hot-tasting spice which is used to flavour food.
Season with salt and pepper.
...freshly ground black pepper.
2 [N-COUNT]
A pepper, or in American English a bell pepper, is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds inside it.
3 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed with n
If something is peppered with small objects, a lot of those objects hit it.
He was wounded in both legs and severely peppered with shrapnel...
4 [VERB] be V-ed with n, V n
If something is peppered with things, it has a lot of those things in it or on it.
While her English was correct, it was peppered with French phrases...
Yachts peppered the tranquil waters of Botafogo Bay.bell pep|per (bell peppers)
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A bell pepper is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use pepper)black pep|per
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Black pepper is pepper which is dark in colour and has been made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, including their black outer cases.cay|enne pep|per /kaɪ'en p'epər/
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Cayenne pepper or cayenne is a red powder with a hot taste which is made from dried peppers and is used to flavour food.
Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne.green pep|per (green peppers)
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A green pepper is an unripe pepper that is used in cooking or eaten raw in salads.pep|per mill (pepper mills)
also peppermill
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A pepper mill is a container in which peppercorns are crushed to make pepper. You turn the top of the container and the pepper comes out of the bottom.pep|per shak|er (pepper shakers)
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A pepper shaker is the same as a pepperpot. (mainly AM)pep|per spray (pepper sprays)
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Pepper spray is a device that causes tears and sickness and is sometimes used against rioters and attackers.
The officers blasted him with pepper spray.red pep|per (red peppers)
1 [N-VAR]
Red peppers are peppers which are sweet-tasting and can be used in cooking or eaten raw in salads.
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Red pepper is a hot-tasting spicy powder made from the flesh and seeds of small, dried, red peppers. It is used for flavouring food.
= cayenne peppersweet pep|per (sweet peppers)
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A sweet pepper is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable.
= capsicumwhite pep|per
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White pepper is pepper which has been made from the dried insides of the fruits of the pepper plant.