ピーマン

Japanese

ピーマン (pīman): three colors of bell pepper.

Etymology

Borrowed from French piment (“chili pepper”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ピーマン [píꜜìmàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [pʲiːmã̠ɴ]

Noun

ピーマン • (pīman) 

1. bell pepper, sweet pepper
2. someone who is stupid, vapid, daft, not very bright (from the way that a bell pepper is mostly hollow inside, as a metaphor for such a person's head being empty)

Synonyms

• (pepper):
  • ベルペッパー (beru peppā)
  • 甘(あま)唐辛子(とうがらし) (ama tōgarashi)
  • ピメント (pimento)
• (person):
  • 間抜(まぬ)け (manuke)
  • 馬鹿(ばか) (baka)
  • 阿呆(あほう) (ahō)