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- DictionaryPep·per/ˈpepər/
noun
- 1. a pungent, hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, commonly used as a spice or condiment to flavor food: "season to taste with salt and pepper"
- 2. a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper.
verb
- 1. sprinkle or season (food) with pepper: "I salted and peppered the beef before I browned it"
- 2. cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items: "the script is peppered with four-letter words"
The meaning of PEPPER is either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments. How to use pepper in a sentence.
PEPPER meaning: 1. a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to…. Learn more.
PEPPER definition: 1. a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to…. Learn more.
Pepper definition: a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.. See examples of PEPPER used in a sentence.
noun. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam. synonyms: Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum, black pepper, common pepper, white pepper. see more.
n. 1. a. A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit. b. A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment. 2. Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava. 3. a.
noun. 1. a woody climbing plant, Piper nigrum, of the East Indies, having small black berry-like fruits: family Piperaceae. 2. the dried fruit of this plant, which is ground to produce a sharp hot condiment. See also black pepper, white pepper. 3. any of various other plants of the genus Piper.
