pepper
/ˈpɛpər/
noun
- A spice made from dried, ground peppercorns, used to add a hot, pungent flavor to food.
- I prefer white pepper in creamy sauces because it blends in better.
- The recipe calls for salt and pepper to taste.
- She added a pinch of black pepper to the soup for extra flavor.
- A hollow, usually green, red, or yellow fruit of a plant, eaten as a vegetable (also called bell pepper or sweet pepper).
- The farmer grew both hot peppers and sweet peppers in his garden.
- He sliced a red pepper and added it to the salad.
- Stuffed peppers make a healthy and colorful dinner.
- A small, often hot fruit of certain plants, used as a spice or vegetable (e.g., chili pepper, jalapeño).
- Be careful when cutting that chili pepper — it can burn your skin.
- Some people enjoy the intense spice of a habanero pepper.
- She added a chopped jalapeño pepper to give the salsa some heat.
verb
- To sprinkle or season with pepper.
- He peppered his steak generously before grilling it.
- Don't forget to pepper the eggs while they cook.
- The chef peppered the roasted vegetables lightly.
- To hit or cover with many small objects, such as bullets, pellets, or questions.
- The soldiers peppered the target with gunfire.
- Hail peppered the roof during the storm.
- The reporters peppered the politician with questions after the speech.