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- [pep-er]
- /ˈpɛp ər/
- /ˈpepə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pep-er]
- /ˈpɛp ər/
Definitions of pepper word
- noun pepper 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. 1
- noun pepper any plant of the genus Piper. Compare pepper family. 1
- noun pepper any of several plants of the genus Capsicum, especially C. annuum, cultivated in many varieties, or C. frutescens. 1
- noun pepper the usually green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor. 1
- noun pepper the pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment. 1
- noun pepper Baseball. pepper game. 1
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Origin of pepper
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English peper, piper, Old English pipor (> Old Norse pipari, piparr) < Latin piper < Greek péperi; compare Old Frisian piper, Dutch peper, Old High German pfeffar (German Pfeffer); these and Old English pipor perhaps < a common West Germanic borrowing < Latin
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Parts of speech for Pepper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pepper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pepper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pepper
verb pepper
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- bespatter — to splash all over, as with dirty water
- bespeckle — to mark with speckles
noun pepper
- catsup — ketchup
- condiment — A condiment is a substance such as salt, pepper, or mustard that you add to food when you eat it in order to improve the flavour.
- daisies — any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- daisy — A daisy is a small wild flower with a yellow centre and white petals.
- freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
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