peper
See also: Peper
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch peper, from Old Dutch *pipar, *pepar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.
Pronunciation
Noun
peper m (plural pepers, diminutive pepertje n)
- pepper, a tropical major spice.
- (short for peperplant) a plant which produces pepper
Derived terms
- gepeperd
- inpeperen
- cayennepeper
- chilipeper
- Spaanse peper
- witte peper
- zwarte peper
- peperbes
- peperduur
- peperen
- peperkorrel
- pepermunt
- peperplant
- pepersaus
- peperstruik
- pepervat
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Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English pipor, piper, from West Germanic, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from Indo-Aryan.
Pronunciation
Noun
peper (uncountable)
- pepper (a spice made from the fruit of the plant Piper nigrum)
- (rare) The plant that produces the fruit required to make pepper; the pepper plant.
- (rare) A spicy or bitter concoction.
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Descendants
References
- “peper (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
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