pepper
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[edit] Etymology
Old English piper < Latin piper < Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi) < Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali), “‘long pepper’”).
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[edit] Noun
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pepper (countable and uncountable; plural peppers)
- A plant of the family Piperaceae.
- (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of this plant.
- A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
- (baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
- Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
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- (fruit of the capsicum):
- (spicy): chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper
- (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper
[edit] Translations
plant
spice
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fruit of the capsicum
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[edit] Verb
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to pepper (third-person singular simple present peppers, present participle peppering, simple past and past participle peppered)
- (transitive) To add pepper to.
- (transitive) To strike with something made up of small particles.
- (transitive) To be covered with lots of (something made up of small things).
- After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
- (transitive) To add (something) at frequent intervals.
- He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.
[edit] Translations
add pepper to
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strike with small particles
be covered with lots of small things
