Definition/Meaning of pepper

• English - Noun: pepper ( countable and uncountable , plural peppers ) A plant of the family Piperaceae . ( uncountable ) A spice prepared from the fermented , dried , unripe berries of this plant . A fruit of the capsicum: red , green , yellow or white , hollow and containing seeds , and in very spicy and mild varieties . ( baseball ) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a…
• English - Verb: pepper ( third-person singular simple present peppers , present participle peppering , simple past and past participle peppered ) ( transitive ) To add pepper to . ( transitive ) To strike with something made up of small particles . ( transitive ) To cover with lots of (something made up of small things). After the hailstorm , the beach was peppered with holes . ( transitive ) To add (something)…
• English - Etymology: Old English piper , from Latin piper , from an Indo-Aryan source; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि ( pippali , “ long pepper ” ). The name was given to the capsicum fruit because of its unusual spicy taste , not unlike the European spice .
• English - Pronunciation: ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA (key) : /ˈpɛpə/ ( General American ) IPA (key) : /ˈpɛpɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ)
• English - See also: salt Wikipedia article on pepper Wikipedia article on peppers (fruits of the capsicum plant)