red pepper

red pep·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [red pep-er]
- /rɛd ˈpɛp ər/
- /red ˈpepə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red pep-er]
- /rɛd ˈpɛp ər/

Definitions of red pepper words

noun red pepper cayenne. 1
noun red pepper a pepper, Capsicum annuum longum, cultivated in many varieties, the yellow or red pods of which are used for flavoring, sauces, etc. 1
noun red pepper the mild, ripe fruit of the sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, used as a vegetable. 1
variable noun red pepper Red peppers are peppers which are sweet-tasting and can be used in cooking or eaten raw in salads. 0
variable noun red pepper 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. 0
noun red pepper any of several varieties of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, cultivated for their hot pungent red podlike fruits 0

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Origin of red pepper

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95

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Parts of speech for Red pepper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Red pepper

red pepper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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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Synonyms for red pepper

noun red pepper

cayenne pepper — Cayenne pepper or cayenne is a red powder with a hot taste which is made from dried peppers and is used to flavour food.
chili pepper — chili (sense 1) chili (sense 3)
hot pepper — any of variously shaped pungent peppers of the genus Capsicum, containing large amounts of capsaicin and usually having thin walls.

All 3 Synonyms of red pepper