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Definition of pepper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pepper

noun
 
 
/ˈpepə(r)/
 
/ˈpepər/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] a powder made from dried berries (called peppercorns), used to give a hot, spicy taste to food
    • Season with salt and pepper
    • freshly ground pepper
    • sirloin steak with a pepper sauce
    see also black pepper, cayenne, white pepper
    Extra Examples
    • Add salt and pepper to taste.
    • He put some pepper on his steak.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • crushed
    • ground
    • cracked
    • …
    verb + pepper
    • add
    • put in
    • put on
    • …
    pepper + noun
    • grinder
    • mill
    • pot
    • …
    phrases
    • salt and pepper
    See full entry
  2. (British English)
    (also sweet pepper British English, North American English)
    (North American English bell pepper)
    [countable, uncountable] a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked
    • He gave me a great recipe for stuffed peppers.
    • peppers stuffed with meat and rice
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bell
    • sweet
    • chilli/​chili
    • …
    verb + pepper
    • chop
    • cut
    • slice
    • …
    pepper + noun
    • sauce
    • plant
    • tree
    • …
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    3. Word OriginOld English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’.
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