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pepper-and-salt

pep·per-and-salt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pep-er and sawlt]
    • /ˈpɛp ər ænd sɔlt/
    • /ˈpepə(r) ənd sɔːlt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pep-er and sawlt]
    • /ˈpɛp ər ænd sɔlt/

Definitions of pepper-and-salt word

  • adjective pepper-and-salt composed of a fine mixture of black with white: pepper-and-salt hair. 1
  • noun pepper-and-salt an apparel fabric having a pepper-and-salt effect. 1
  • noun pepper-and-salt the harbinger-of-spring. 1
  • adjective pepper-and-salt (of cloth) marked with a fine mixture of black and white 0
  • adjective pepper-and-salt (of hair) streaked with grey 0
  • adjective pepper-and-salt salt-and-pepper 0
See all 6 definitions of pepper-and-salt

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Origin of pepper-and-salt

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Pepper-and-salt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pepper-and-salt

pepper-and-salt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% 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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  • bouvier des flandres

    any of a breed of large, strong dog with a rough, wiry coat and pointed, erect ears

  • giant schnauzer

    one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.

  • miniature schnauzer

    one of a German breed of sturdily built terriers resembling a smaller version of the standard schnauzer, having a wiry, pepper-and-salt, black, or black-and-silver coat, a rectangular head, bushy whiskers, and a docked tail, and originally developed as a farm dog but now raised primarily as a pet.

  • salt-and-pepper

    pepper-and-salt.

  • schnauzer

    one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.
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