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   pep·per

   /ˈpepər/

   noun

   • 1. a pungent, hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, commonly used as a spice or condiment to flavor 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 that are related to this, have hot-tasting leaves, or have fruits used as a pungent spice, e.g., water pepper.
   • 4. a practice game in which fielders throw at close range to a batter who hits back to the fielders: "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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   The meaning of PEPPER is either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments. How to use pepper in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEPPER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEPPER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pepperPepper - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of pepper. noun. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam. synonyms: Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum, black pepper, common pepper, white pepper. see more. noun. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pepperPepper - definition of pepper by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a. A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit. b. A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment. 2. Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava. 3. a.

8. 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.