bird pepper

bird pep·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [burd pep-er]
- /bɜrd ˈpɛp ər/
- /bɜːd ˈpepə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [burd pep-er]
- /bɜrd ˈpɛp ər/

Definitions of bird pepper words

noun bird pepper a tropical solanaceous plant, Capsicum frutescens, thought to be the ancestor of the sweet pepper and many hot peppers 3
noun bird pepper the narrow podlike hot-tasting fruit of this plant 3
noun bird pepper a small, very hot, tropical American red pepper 3
noun bird pepper the plant (Capsicum annum var. glabriusculum) on which it grows, esp. any of the native, wild forms of this plant 3
noun bird pepper a variety of pepper, Capsicum anuum glabriusculum, with small, elongated berries. 1
noun bird pepper A tropical American plant, Capsicum baccatum. 0

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Origin of bird pepper

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Bird pepper

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bird pepper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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