Pepper

Noun

 * 1) A plant of the family Piperaceae.
 * 2)  A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of this plant.
 * 3) A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
 * 4)  A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
 * Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".

Synonyms

 * (spicy): chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper
 * (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper
 * (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper

Verb

 * 1)  To add pepper to.
 * 2)  To strike with something made up of small particles.
 * 3)  To be covered with lots of (something made up of small things).
 * After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
 * 1)  To add (something) at frequent intervals.
 * He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

Thesaurus
Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, aggressiveness, aim at, allspice, anchovies, angelica, applesauce, band, bang, bar, barrage, basil, bell pepper, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, besprinkle, black pepper, blast, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blitz, blotch, bombard, borage, brand, bread, burnet, cannon, cannonade, caper, capsicum, caraway seeds, cardamom, catsup, celery salt, chalk, chalk up, charge, check, check off, checker, chervil, chili, chili sauce, chili vinegar, chives, chutney, cicatrize, cinnamon, cloves, cock, commence firing, condiments, coriander, cranberry sauce, crumb, cubeb, cumin, curry, dahl sauce, dapple, dash, define, delimit, demarcate, detonate, dill, dillseed, discharge, discolor, dot, dredge, drive, drop, duck sauce, dust, eject, enfilade, engrave, enterprise, fagara, fell, fennel, file, fire, fire a volley, fire at, fire off, fire upon, five spice powder, flake, flavor, fleck, flour, freckle, fusillade, garlic, garlic butter, garlic powder, garlic salt, gash, get-up-and-go, ginger, green pepper, gun, gun for, harlequin, hatch, hedge garlic, hit, horseradish, hyssop, impress, imprint, initiative, iris, kick, leek, let fly, let off, line, load, mace, maculate, make a mark, marble, marbleize, marinade, marjoram, mark, mark off, mark out, mayonnaise, mint, mortar, motley, mottle, mustard, nick, notch, nutmeg, onion, onion salt, open fire, open up on, oregano, paprika, parsley, pelt, pencil, pep, peppercorn, peppermint, piccalilli, pick off, pickle, pimento, pimpernel, piss and vinegar, pistol, pizzazz, plug, point, polychrome, polychromize, poop, pop at, pot, potherb, potshoot, potshot, powder, prick, prime, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, push, radish, rainbow, rake, red pepper, relish, riddle, saffron, sage, salad dressing, salt, sauce, sauce-alone, savor, savory, scar, scarify, scatter, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, season, seasoned salt, sesame oil, sesame seeds, shallot, shell, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, snap, snipe, snipe at, soy, soy sauce, spangle, spatter, speck, speckle, spice, splatter, splotch, spot, spray, sprinkle, spunk, stain, stamp, star anise, starch, stigmatize, stipple, strafe, streak, striate, strike, stripe, stud, take a potshot, take aim at, tarragon, tartar sauce, tattoo, tessellate, thrust, thyme, tick, tick off, tomato paste, torpedo, trace, turmeric, underline, underscore, vanilla, variegate, vein, verve, vim, vinegar, white pepper, zero in on, zing, zip

Etymology
piper: < piper: <  πέπερι: <  पिप्पलि:.

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Crimean Tatar: biber
 * Croatian:
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 * Indonesian: lada
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian:, црн пипер
 * Persian:
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 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: pimentero
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: pepparväxt
 * Turkish:


 * Arabic:
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Crimean Tatar: biber
 * Croatian:
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 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: პილპილი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: פלפל שחור (pilpel shachor)
 * Hungarian:
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian:, црн пипер
 * Manx:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: бибер
 * Roman: biber
 * Slovak: korenie
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Sundanese: pedes
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük: pep
 * West Frisian:


 * Armenian:
 * Azeri:
 * Bosnian:
 * Crimean Tatar: biber
 * Danish: (spicy) chili, (mild) paprika
 * Dutch: (spicy) chilipeper
 * Esperanto: (mild) papriko
 * Finnish: (mild) paprika
 * French: (spicy) piment, (mild) poivron
 * Georgian: წიწაკა
 * German: (spicy) Chili, (mild) Paprika
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:


 * Indonesian: lada
 * Italian: (spicy) peperoncino, (mild) peperone
 * Kurdish:
 * Macedonian: пиперка
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: паприка
 * Roman: paprika
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: (spicy) chilipeppar, (mild) paprika
 * Turkish:
 * Swedish: (spicy) chilipeppar, (mild) paprika
 * Turkish:

Verb

 * Finnish:
 * French: poivrer, assaisonner de poivre
 * Greek: πιπερώνω
 * Macedonian: забиберува
 * Polish:


 * Russian: перчить, поперчить
 * Slovak: okoreniť, koreniť
 * Slovene: popoprati
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:
 * Italian: pepare, condire con pepe


 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:


 * Swedish: peppra

Related terms

 * bell pepper
 * black pepper
 * chili pepper
 * green pepper
 * pepper and salt


 * peppercorn
 * pepper mill, peppermill
 * peppermint
 * pepperpot
 * pepper shaker
 * peppery


 * red pepper
 * Scotch bonnet pepper
 * sweet pepper
 * white pepper
 * yellow pepper