red pepper

red pepper

n.

1. The pungent, red, podlike fruit of any of several cultivars of the pepper plants, Capsicum frutescens and C. annum.

2. See cayenne pepper.

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red pepper

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several varieties of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, cultivated for their hot pungent red podlike fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of any of these plants

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the ripe red fruit of the sweet pepper

4. (Cookery) another name for cayenne pepper

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	red pepper - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum cayenne, cayenne pepper flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
	2.	red pepper - very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small tabasco hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits Tabasco sauce, Tabasco - very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red 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

Translations

red pepper n (capsicum) → peperone m; (cayenne pepper) → peperoncino rosso

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red pepper n (capsicum) → peperone m; (cayenne pepper) → peperoncino rosso