sweet pepper
noun
: any of various large mild thick-walled capsicum fruits
also : a pepper plant (Capsicum annuum) bearing sweet peppers compare bell pepper
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Another, Rufino Guinea, said his sweet pepper crop had been ravaged. 
CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Another, Rufino Guinea, said his sweet pepper crop had been ravaged. Reuters, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022 In a 3-quart saucepan cook and stir ground beef, sweet pepper, 1/2 cup chopped onion, and the garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 There is also an antipasto duo of crudi ($16) composed of raw red tuna dashed with limoncello, nuts and seeds, and bass with a sweet pepper relish scented with mint. John Mariani, Forbes, 3 May 2022 Recent dishes have included sweet pepper ragu and grilled squid with butter beans and preserved lemon. Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2021 Monarch butterflies feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers including asters, goldenrod, sweet pepper bush, and Joe Pye weed. BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021 Soon, we were seated in an alcove, sipping $14 gin-tonics from bulbous glasses and snacking on gildas, the classic Basque banderilla made with large olives adorned with a sweet pepper cap and an anchovy fillet handle, all speared with a toothpick. Michael Russell, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2021 Vish grinds fresh chickpeas for customers in its open kitchen and turns them into hot hummus dishes such as vegan shawarma, Maghrebi shakshuka (eggs poached in a sauce of Moroccan sweet pepper and spicy tomatoes) and falafel pita pockets. Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 15 July 2021 See More
CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Another, Rufino Guinea, said his sweet pepper crop had been ravaged. Reuters, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022 In a 3-quart saucepan cook and stir ground beef, sweet pepper, 1/2 cup chopped onion, and the garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022 There is also an antipasto duo of crudi ($16) composed of raw red tuna dashed with limoncello, nuts and seeds, and bass with a sweet pepper relish scented with mint. John Mariani, Forbes, 3 May 2022 Recent dishes have included sweet pepper ragu and grilled squid with butter beans and preserved lemon. Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2021 Monarch butterflies feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers including asters, goldenrod, sweet pepper bush, and Joe Pye weed. BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021 Soon, we were seated in an alcove, sipping $14 gin-tonics from bulbous glasses and snacking on gildas, the classic Basque banderilla made with large olives adorned with a sweet pepper cap and an anchovy fillet handle, all speared with a toothpick. Michael Russell, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2021 Vish grinds fresh chickpeas for customers in its open kitchen and turns them into hot hummus dishes such as vegan shawarma, Maghrebi shakshuka (eggs poached in a sauce of Moroccan sweet pepper and spicy tomatoes) and falafel pita pockets. Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 15 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined above