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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pep•per /ˈpɛpɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Food[uncountable] the strong-smelling, dried berries of a tropical shrub, used as a spice.
- [countable]
- Plant Biologya plant belonging to the nightshade family.
- Plant Biologythe fruit of this plant, ranging from mild to very strong in flavor.
v. [~ + object] - to season, sprinkle, cover, or pelt with or as if with pepper, or missiles or small objects:The side of the ship was peppered with gunshots.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pep•per (pep′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, esp. from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
- Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Piper. Cf. pepper family.
- Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum, cultivated in many varieties, or C. frutescens.
- Plant Biologythe usually green or red fruit of any of these plants, ranging from mild to very pungent in flavor.
- Plant Biologythe pungent seeds of several varieties of C. annuum or C. frutescens, used ground or whole as a condiment.
- Sport[Baseball.]See pepper game.
v.t. - to season with or as if with pepper.
- to sprinkle or cover, as if with pepper;
dot. - to sprinkle like pepper.
- to hit with rapidly repeated short jabs.
- to pelt with or as if with shot or missiles:They peppered the speaker with hard questions.
- to discharge (shot or missiles) at something.
- Latin
- a common WGmc borrowing
- Greek péperi; compare Old Frisian piper, Dutch peper, Old High German pfeffar (German Pfeffer); these and Old English pipor perh.
- Latin piper
- Middle English peper, piper, Old English pipor ( Old Norse pipari, piparr) bef. 1000
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