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Word: Pepper
Speech Type: Noun
Old English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’
ˈpɛpə
a pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavour food
Short Definition:hot-tasting powder used as condiment
Examples:- season to taste with salt and pepper
a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper.
Short Definition:capsicum
a climbing vine with berries that are dried as black or white peppercorns.
Short Definition:plant with berries dried as peppercorns
a practice game in which a fielder throws at close range to a batter who hits back to the fielder
Short Definition:practice game
Examples:- he liked to play pepper
Word: Pepper
Speech Type: Verb
ˈpɛpə
sprinkle or season (food) with pepper
Short Definition:season food with pepper
Examples:- I salted and peppered the beef before I browned it
cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items
Short Definition:cover or fill liberally
Examples:- the script is peppered with four-letter words
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