pepper

pep·per

 (pĕp′ər)

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. Any of several tropical American, cultivated varieties of capsicum, having podlike, many-seeded, fruit.

b. The podlike fruit of any of these plants, varying in size, shape, color, and degree of pungency, with the milder types including the bell pepper and pimiento, and the more pungent types including the habanero.

4. Any of various condiments made from the more pungent varieties of capsicum, such as cayenne pepper, tabasco pepper, and chili. Also called hot pepper.

5. Any of various other plants producing pungent fruits, such as the Szechuan pepper.

6. Baseball A warm-up exercise in which players standing a short distance from a batter field the ball and toss it to the batter, who hits each toss back to the fielders. Also called pepper game.

tr.v. pep·pered, pep·per·ing, pep·pers

1. To season or sprinkle with pepper.

2.

a. To sprinkle liberally; scatter: peppered the confetti over the street.

b. To strew something over: "Large splinters and chunks of timber peppered the ground" (John Guy).

3. To strike with small missiles or gunfire. See Synonyms at barrage².

4. To beset repeatedly, as with questions or requests.

5. To distribute certain features, such as witty remarks or quotations, throughout (a discourse).

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[Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, long pepper, black pepper, from Greek peperi, of Indic origin; akin to Prakrit pipparī, long pepper, from Sanskrit pippalī, from pippalam, berry, fruit of the pipal tree, of unknown origin.]

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pepper

(ˈpɛpə)

n

1. (Plants) a woody climbing plant, Piper nigrum, of the East Indies, having small black berry-like fruits: family Piperaceae

2. (Plants) the dried fruit of this plant, which is ground to produce a sharp hot condiment. See also black pepper, white pepper

3. (Plants) any of various other plants of the genus Piper. See cubeb, betel, kava

4. (Plants) Also called: capsicum any of various tropical plants of the solanaceous genus Capsicum, esp C. frutescens, the fruits of which are used as a vegetable and a condiment. See also bird pepper, sweet pepper, red pepper, cayenne pepper

5. (Plants) the fruit of any of these capsicums, which has a mild or pungent taste

6. (Cookery) the condiment made from the fruits of any of these plants

7. (Plants) any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as water pepper

vb (tr)

8. (Cookery) to season with pepper

9. to sprinkle liberally; dot: his prose was peppered with alliteration.

10. to pelt with small missiles

[Old English piper, from Latin, from Greek peperi; compare French poivre, Old Norse piparr]

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pep•per

(ˈpɛp ər)

n.

1.

a. the pungent dried berries of the tropical climbing shrub Piper nigrum, used whole, crushed, or ground as a condiment.

b. any plant of the genus Piper, of the pepper family, several of which yield similar pungent berries.

2.

a. any of several plants belonging to the genus Capsicum, of the nightshade family, esp. C. annuum and C. frutescens.

b. the usu. green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor.

c. the pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment.

v.t.

3. to season with or as if with pepper.

4. to sprinkle or cover, as if with pepper; dot.

5. to pelt with or as if with shot or missiles.

[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), all perhaps < a common West Germanic borrowing < Latin]

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pepper

Past participle: peppered
Gerund: peppering

Imperative

pepper

pepper

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper peppercorn, pepper - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground genus Piper, Piper - type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs pepper vine, true pepper - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper piperin, piperine - derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
	2.	pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers capsicum, capsicum pepper plant pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum genus Capsicum, Capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers Capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper - plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper - plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits bird pepper, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum frutescens baccatum - plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers Capsicum frutescens, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant - plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems capsaicin - colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
	3.	pepper - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground peppercorn flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts black pepper - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on white pepper - pepper ground from husked peppercorns black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
	4.	pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon sweet pepper - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Verb	1.	pepper - add pepper to; "pepper the soup" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" spice up, zest, spice - add herbs or spices to
	2.	pepper - attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions" pelt attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

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pepper

noun

1. seasoning, flavour, spice Season the mixture with salt and pepper.

verb

1. pelt, hit, shower, scatter, blitz, riddle, rake, bombard, assail, strafe, rain down on He was peppered with shrapnel.

2. sprinkle, spot, scatter, dot, stud, fleck, intersperse, speck, spatter, freckle, stipple, bespatter The road was peppered with glass.

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pepper

verb

1. To mark with many small spots:

bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple.

2. To direct a barrage at:

barrage, bombard, cannonade, fusillade, shower.

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Translations

فُلْفُلفُلْفُلٌنَبات الفُلْفُليَضَع الفُلْفُليُمْطِرُ بِوابِلٍ من

pepřpaprikapepřitpepřovníkzasypat

peberpeberfrugtpeberplantepebredænge til med

PfefferPaprikapfeffernPfefferstrauchbombardieren

πιπέριπιπεριά

pipro

pimientapimientopimenterosazonar con pimientaacribillar

فلفل

pippuripippuroidasuolatahöystääpaprika

poivrepoivrerpoivrierpoivronmitrailler

פלפל

papar

borsmegborsozpaprikarálődöz

ladamerica

láta rigna yfirpiparpipar, paprikapiparrunnipiparrunni, papríkujurt

pepepeperonetempestarepepare

コショウピーマン

피망후추

apibertiberti pipirųmėtinis saldainispipiraipipiras

apbērtpaprikapiparipiparot, piebērt piparuspipars

peperpaprika

pepperpepperfruktpepperplantepeprekrydre med pepper

pieprzpapryka

pimentapimentãopimento

перец

čierne koreniekoreniťpieporzasypať

poperpaprika

pepparpepprapaprika

พริกไทยป่นพืชจำพวกพริก

biberbiber koymakdelik deşik etmekkarabibertoz biber

hạt tiêutiêu

胡椒粉辣椒辣椒植物加胡椒粉投掷

pepper

[ˈpepəʳ]

A. N

1. (= spice) → pimienta f
black/white pepper → pimienta f negra/blanca
see also cayenne

2. (= vegetable) → pimiento m, pimentón m (S. Cone)
green pepper → pimiento m verde, pimentón m verde (LAm)
red pepper (= capsicum) → pimiento m rojo, pimiento m morrón, pimentón m rojo (LAm)
see also chili

B. VT

1. (lit) → echar or poner pimienta a, sazonar con pimienta

2. (fig)

2.1. (= bombard) → acribillar
the walls were peppered with bullet holes → las paredes habían sido acribilladas a balazos
to pepper sth/sb with bullets → acribillar algo/a algn a balazos
to pepper sb with questions → acribillar a algn a preguntas

2.2. (= sprinkle) → salpicar
his English is heavily peppered with Americanisms → su inglés está salpicado de americanismos
to pepper a work with quotations → salpicar una obra de citas
his hair is peppered with grey → tiene el pelo salpicado de canas

C. CPD pepper mill N → molinillo m de pimienta
pepper plant N → pimentero m
pepper pot, pepper shaker (US) N → pimentero m
pepper steak N → filete m a la pimienta

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pepper

[ˈpɛpə^r]

n

(= spice) → poivre m
Pass the pepper, please → Passez-moi le poivre, s'il vous plaît.

(= vegetable) → poivron m
a green pepper → un poivron vert

vt

(= season) → poivrer
peppered mackerel fillet → filet de maquereau au poivre

to pepper sth with [+ jokes, quotations, phrases] → truffer qch de
to be peppered with (jokes, quotations, phrases) → être truffé(e) de

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pepper

n → Pfeffer m; (= green, red pepper) → Paprika m; (= plant) → Pfefferstrauch m; two peppers → zwei Paprikaschoten

vt

(lit) → pfeffern

(fig) to pepper something with quotations → etw mit Zitaten spicken; to pepper somebody with shot → jdn mit Kugeln durchlöchern

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pepper

:

pepper-and-salt

adj → Pfeffer-und-Salz-; hair → meliert; pepper pattern → Pfeffer-und-Salz-Muster nt

pepperbox

n (US) → Pfefferstreuer m

peppercorn

n → Pfefferkorn nt

peppercorn rent

n (= nominal rent) → nominelle or symbolische Miete

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pepper

:

pepper mill

n → Pfeffermühle f

peppermint

n → Pfefferminz nt; (Bot) → Pfefferminze f

pepper pot

n → Pfefferstreuer m

pepper spray

n → Pfefferspray nt

pepper steak

n → Pfeffersteak m

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pepper

[ˈpɛpəʳ]

1. n

a. (spice) → pepe m
white/black pepper → pepe bianco/nero

b. (vegetable) → peperone m

2. vt → pepare
to pepper an essay with quotations (fig) → infarcire un saggio di citazioni

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pepper

(ˈpepə) noun

1. the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food. white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it. peper فُلْفُل чер пипер pimenta pepř der Pfeffer peber πιπέριpimienta pipar فلفل pippuri poivre פּלפֵּל שָׁחוֹר गोल मिर्च, काली मिर्च papar bors lada pipar pepe こしょう 후추 pipirai pipari lada peperpepperpieprz مرچ pimenta piper перец čierne korenie poper biber peppar พริกไทย toz biber 胡椒粉 перець کالي مرچ hạt tiêu 胡椒粉

2. the plant bearing these berries. a pepper plant. peper نَبات الفُلْفُل пипер pimenteiro pepřovník der Pfefferstrauch peberplante πιπεριάpimentero pipar گیاه فلفل pippuri poivrierפלפל मिर्च paprika bors tanaman lada piparrunni pepe こしょう 후추나무속(属)의 식물 pipiras pipars pokok lada peperplant pepperplantepieprz د مرچ ګیاه pimenteiro piper (negru) перец piepor poprovec biber peppar[buske] ต้นพริกไทย biber 胡椒 перець کالي مرچ کا پودا cây hạt tiêu 胡椒

3. any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food. red peppers stuffed with rice. peper أي نَوع من أنواع الفُلْفُل чушка pimentão paprika der Paprika peberfrugt πιπεριάpimiento paprika میوۀ گیاه فلفل paprika piment, poivronפלפל मिर्च paprika povrće, punjena paprika (piros)paprika cabai pipar, paprika peperone ピーマンの類 고추 paprika paprika cili peperpaprika, pepperfruktpapryka د مرچ دګیاه میوه pimento ardei gras перец paprika paprika paprika paprika พริก biber 辣椒 перець مرچا quả ớt 辣椒

4. any of the plants which bear these. peper أي نَوع من أنواع نَبات الفُلْفُل чушка pimenteiro paprika der Paprikastrauch peberplante πιπεριάpimiento pipar, paprika گیاه فلفل paprika poivron, pimentפלפל मिर्च वाले पौध्‍ो paprika paprika tanaman cabai piparrunni, papríkujurt peperone ピーマンの類の植物 고추 속(属)의 식물 paprika paprika pokok cili paprikaplant paprikaplantepapryka د مرچ ګیاه pimenteiro ardei gras паприка paprika paprika paprika paprika[planta] ต้นพริก biber 辣椒植物 перець مرچے کا پودا cây ớt 辣椒植物

verb

1. to put pepper in or on (some food). You don't have to pepper the soup. peper يَضَع الفُلْفُل посипвам с пипер apimentar pepřit pfeffern pebre βάζω πιπέρι σε aderezar con pimienta pipardama فلفل زدن maustaa pippurilla poivrer לְתַבֵּל בְּפִּלפֵּל मिर्च डालना začiniti megborsoz memberi lada pipra pepare こしょうをかける 후추로 양념하다 berti pipirų, pipiruoti piparot, piebērt piparus membubuh lada peper doen in pepre, krydre med pepper (po)pieprzyć مرچ خورل apimentar a pipera перчить (o)koreniť poprati zabiberiti peppra โรยพริกไทย biber koymak 加胡椒粉 перчити مرچا ڈالنا rắc tiêu; cho ớt vào 加胡椒粉

2. (with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone). He peppered them with bullets. peper يُمْطِرُ بِوابِلٍ من посипвам crivar zasypat bombardieren dænge til med γαζώνω, σφυροκοπώacribillar üle külvama زدن؛ سوراخ سوراخ کردن kylvää mitrailler “לְרַסֵס” बौछार करना obasuti sačmom rálődöz memberondong láta rigna yfir colpire 浴びせかける 퍼붓다 apiberti apbērt menghujani bestokenbombardere, la hagle nedover zasypać gradem pocisków وهل،غار غار کول crivar a trage cu mitraliera; a arunca cu забрасывать zasypať (čím) zasuti zasuti peppra [med] ระดมยิง delik deşik etmek 投擲 закидати ڈالنا، بوچھاڑ کرنا bắn/ném tới tấp 投掷

ˈpeppery adjective

1. (of food) containing a lot of pepper. The soup is too peppery. peperagtig مُفَلْفَل лют apimentado (o)pepřený scharf pebret πιπεράτος picante por la pimienta piprane تند؛ پرفلفل pippurinen poivréחריף तीता, तीखा začinjeno borsos (ízű) pedas mikið pipraður pepato こしょうのきいた 후추를 많이 뿌린 pipiruotas piparots pedas gepeperdskarp, pepret pieprzny په مرچو لړلى، دمرچو په شان: تندخوى apimentado piperat наперченный (o)korenený popran papren pepparstark เผ็ดร้อน biberli 辣的 перчений; гострий تيکھا cay 辣的

2. easily made angry. a peppery old man. liggeraak سَريع الغَضَب сприхав irritável prchlivý hitzig hidsig ευέξαπτοςirritable, enojadizo, de malas pulgas, colérico keevaline تند خو helposti suuttuva colérique רַגזָנִי चिड़चिड़ा operušati kritikom ingerlékeny pemarah uppstökkur collerico 短気な 성마른 karštas, ūmus ātras dabas- baran opvliegendhissigporywczy تندخوى irritável coleric вспыльчивый prchký razdražljiv razdraživ hetsig, ettrig, argsint ซึ่งโมโหง่าย geçimsiz, çabuk kızan 易怒的 запальний چڑچڑا nóng tính 易怒的

ˈpeppercorn noun

the berry of the pepper plant. peperkorrel حُبوب الفُلْفُل зърно пипер grão de pimenta zrnko pepře das Pfefferkorn peberkorn κόκκος πιπεριού grano de pimienta pipar دانه فلفل pippuri grain de poivre גַרגִיר פִּלפֵּל मिर्च का दाना zrno papra borsszem buah lada piparkorn granello di pepe こしょうの実 후추 열매 pipiro grūdelis pipara graudiņš lada biji peperkorrelpepperkorn ziarnko pieprzu دتورو مرچو دانې grão de pimenta boabă de piper зернышко перца, перчинка zrnko čierneho korenia poprovo zrno zrno bibera pepparkorn เมล็ดพริกไทย tane kara biber 胡椒 зернина перцю, перчинка مرچ hột tiêu 胡椒子

ˈpepper-mill noun

a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder. pepermeul مَطْحَنَة الفُلْفُل мелачка moinho de pimenta mlýnek na pepř die Pfeffermühle peberkværn μύλος πιπεριούmolinillo de pimienta pipraveski فلفل ساب pippurimylly moulin à poivre מַטחֶנַת פִּלפֵּל बर्तन जिसमें मिर्च के बीज पीसे जाते हैं mlin borsdaráló gilingan lada piparkvörn macinino per pepe こしょうひき 후추 빻는 기구 pipirmalė piparu dzirnaviņas pengisar lada pepermolenpepperkvern młynek do pieprzu د مرچو ميچن moinho de pimenta râşni­ţă de piper мельница mlynček na korenie mlinček za poper mlin za biber pepparkvarn เครื่องบดเม็ดพริกไทย biber değirmeni 胡椒碾磨器 перцемолка مرچوں کو پيسنے کا ڈبہ cối xay hạt tiêu 磨胡椒子的小罐

ˈpeppermint noun

1. a flavouring taken from a type of plant and used in sweets etc. peperment نَعْنَع فُلْفُلي мента hortelã mentol die Pfefferminze pebermynte είδος δυόσμου menta, hierbabuena piparmünt نعناع piparminttu mentheנענע पुदीने का सत्व metvica borsosmenta pepermin piparmynta menta piperita はっか 박하 pipirmėtė piparmētra pudina pepermuntpeppermyntemięta شمشوبى ،سارايي ويلني ( بيلني hortelã-pimenta mentă мята перечная mentol poprova meta nana pepparmint รสสะระแหน่ nane 薄荷 м'ята پپرمنٹ، ايک قسم کا پودينہ dầu bạc hà 薄荷

2. (sometimes abbreviated to mint) a sweet flavoured with peppermint. The little boy had a bag of peppermints. peperment حَلْوى النَّعْنَع ментово бонбонче bala de hortelã mentolka die Pfefferminze pebermyntebolche μέντα pastilla/caramelo de menta piparmündikomm آب نبات نعنایی piparminttukaramelli bonbon à la menthe מֶנטָה पुदीने का सत्व pepermint, mentol bombon mentacukorka permen piparmyntubrjóstsykur mentina, caramella di menta はっかあめ 박하사탕 mėtinis saldainis piparmētru konfekte pepermin pepermuntjepeppermyntesukkertøy, pastill cukierek miętowy شمشوبى rebuçado de hortelã bomboană de mentă мятная конфета mentolový cukrík mentol bonbon bombona od peperminta mintkaramell ลูกกวาดรสเปปเปอร์มินท์ nane şekeri 薄荷油 м'ятний льодяник پپرمنٹ کے ذائقہ کي مٹھائي kẹo bạc hà 薄荷油

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pepper

→ فُلْفُل, فُلْفُلٌ paprika, pepř peber Paprika, Pfeffer πιπέρι, πιπεριά pimienta, pimiento paprika, pippuri poivre, poivron papar pepe, peperone コショウ, ピーマン 피망, 후추 paprika, peper paprika, pepper papryka, pieprz pimenta, pimentão, pimento перец paprika, peppar พริกไทยป่น, พืชจำพวกพริก biber hạt tiêu, tiêu 胡椒粉, 辣椒

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pepper

n pimienta

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