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   pepper

   /ˈpɛpə/

   noun

   • 1. a pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavour food: "season to taste with salt and pepper"
   • ▪ a reddish hot-tasting spice prepared from various forms of capsicum.
   • 2. a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper.
   • 3. a climbing vine with berries that are dried as black or white peppercorns.
   • ▪ used in names of other plants which are related or similar to the pepper, e.g. Jamaica pepper, water pepper.
   • 4. a practice game in which a fielder throws at close range to a batter who hits back to the fielder: "he liked to play pepper"

   verb

   • 1. sprinkle or season (food) with pepper: "I salted and peppered the beef before I browned it"
   • 2. cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items: "the script is peppered with four-letter words" Similar sprinklefleckinterspersedotspotbespatterdabbestudstipplepockfrecklescatterliterary:befleckbestrew
   • ▪ hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot: "his car was peppered with bullets" Similar bombardpeltshowerrain down onattackassailbatterfire a broadside atstraferakesweepenfiladeblitzhitarchaic:cannonadefusillade
   • ▪ inflict severe punishment or suffering upon: archaic "if he finds out my haunts he swears he'll pepper me"

   Word Origin Old Englishpiper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pepperPepper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word pepper, from the spices derived from a tropical vine to the fruits of a genus of plants. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related articles.

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   PEPPER definition: 1. a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to…. Learn more.

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   PEPPER meaning: 1. a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to…. Learn more.

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   Pepper definition: a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.. See examples of PEPPER used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEPPER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

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   As a verb, pepper means "fill with scattered items," like the way you might pepper your essay with sophisticated vocabulary words to impress your teacher. Definitions of pepper. noun. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpepper noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /ˈpepə (r)/ /ˈpepər/ [uncountable] a powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns), used to give a hot, spicy taste to food. Season with salt and pepper. freshly ground pepper. sirloin steak with a pepper sauce. see also black pepper, cayenne, white pepper. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.