pepper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛpə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛpɚ/

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• Hyphenation: pep‧per

Noun

Singular pepper

Plural peppers

Black pepper.

1. (uncountable) Pepper is a kind of spice, usually black, that you put on food.

   The pepper was so hot the boy could not eat it.

Related words

• seasoning
• spice