peppercorn
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pep·per·corn
(pĕp′ər-kôrn′)n.
1. A preserved or dried green, white, or black berry of the pepper plant Piper nigrum.
2. A dried fruit of any of various other plants, such as the pinkish-red fruit of the peppertree.
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peppercorn
(ˈpɛpəˌkɔːn)n
1. (Plants) the small dried berry of the pepper plant (Piper nigrum)
2. something trifling
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pep•per•corn
(ˈpɛp ərˌkɔrn)n.
1. the dried berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum.
2. anything very small or insignificant.
adj. 3. (of hair) growing in tight spirals.
[before 1000; Middle English pepercorn, Old English piporcorn]
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Noun | 1. | peppercorn - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground 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 |
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Translations
حُبوب الفُلْفُل
zrnko pepře
peberkorn
borsszem
piparkorn
zrnko čierneho korenia
tane kara biber
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pepper
(ˈpepə) noun1. the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food. white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it.
2. the plant bearing these berries. a pepper plant.
3. any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food. red peppers stuffed with rice.
4. any of the plants which bear these.
verb1. to put pepper in or on (some food). You don't have to pepper the soup.
2. (with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone). He peppered them with bullets.
ˈpeppery adjective1. (of food) containing a lot of pepper. The soup is too peppery.
2. easily made angry. a peppery old man.
ˈpeppercorn noun the berry of the pepper plant.
ˈpepper-mill noun a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder.
ˈpeppermint noun1. a flavouring taken from a type of plant and used in sweets etc.
2. (sometimes abbreviated to mint) a sweet flavoured with peppermint. The little boy had a bag of peppermints.
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