Defenition of the word pepper

• Defenition of the word pepper

  • A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of the pepper plant.
  • A fruit of the Capsicum: red, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
  • A mild fruit of the Capsicum.
  • Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, noted for their spicy and burning flavour due to presence of capsaicin.
  • To season with pepper.
  • any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
  • sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
  • add pepper to
  • climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam
  • attack with missiles or questions
  • pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
  • climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
  • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
  • add pepper to; "pepper the soup"
  • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

Synonyms for the word pepper

• • black pepper
  • capsicum
  • capsicum pepper plant
  • common pepper
  • hot temper
  • infuse
  • interleave
  • interrupt
  • intersperse
  • irascibility
  • liveliness
  • Madagascar pepper
  • paprika
  • pelt
  • pepper pot
  • pepper shaker
  • pepperbox
  • peppercorn
  • Piper nigrum
  • scatter
  • shower
  • spray
  • sprinkle
  • vivacity
  • white pepper

Similar words in the pepper

• • pepper
  • pepper's
  • peppercorn
  • peppercorn's
  • peppercorns
  • peppered
  • peppering
  • peppermint
  • peppermint's
  • peppermints
  • pepperoni
  • pepperonis
  • peppers
  • peppery

Meronymys for the word pepper

• • black pepper
  • capsaicin
  • capsicum
  • capsicum pepper plant
  • common pepper
  • genus Capsicum
  • genus Piper
  • Madagascar pepper
  • pepper
  • peppercorn
  • Piper
  • Piper nigrum
  • piperin
  • piperine
  • white pepper

Hyponyms for the word pepper

• • bell pepper
  • bird pepper
  • black pepper
  • Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
  • Capsicum annuum conoides
  • Capsicum annuum grossum
  • Capsicum annuum longum
  • Capsicum baccatum
  • Capsicum frutescens
  • Capsicum frutescens baccatum
  • cayenne
  • cayenne pepper
  • cherry pepper
  • chili pepper
  • chilli pepper
  • cone pepper
  • hot pepper
  • jalapeno
  • long pepper
  • paprika
  • pimento
  • pimiento
  • sweet pepper
  • sweet pepper plant
  • tabasco pepper
  • tabasco plant
  • white pepper

Hypernyms for the word pepper

• • assail
  • attack
  • bush
  • flavorer
  • flavoring
  • flavourer
  • flavouring
  • pepper vine
  • seasoner
  • seasoning
  • shrub
  • solanaceous vegetable
  • spice
  • spice up
  • surname
  • true pepper
  • zest

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