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bell pepper |
a pepper plant that bears a mild-flavored edible fruit. [2 definitions] |
berbere |
an Ethiopian spice blend, red in color and containing chili pepper and paprika, often used in stews and curries. |
betel |
a climbing East Indian pepper plant. [1/2 definitions] |
betel nut |
the nut of the betel palm, chewed together with betel pepper leaves and lime in southeastern Asia as a mild stimulant and narcotic. |
black pepper |
a spice made by grinding the whole dried berry of the pepper plant. |
capsicum |
any of numerous pepper plants related to nightshade that bear fleshy green, yellow, or red edible pods in many varieties from mild to hot. [1/2 definitions] |
caster |
a small container, sometimes with a perforated lid, used for sugar, salt, pepper, and the like. [1/3 definitions] |
cayenne |
any of various pepper plants bearing usu. red pods, some varieties of which are very hot and spicy. [2/3 definitions] |
chili |
the pod of a tropical pepper plant. Chili has a strong, sharp flavor. [1/2 definitions] |
chili pepper |
the pod of a tropical pepper plant. A chili pepper has a strong, sharp flavor that makes food spicy when it is added to it. |
cubeb |
a small spicy berry found on certain pepper vines of the East Indies which is dried and used medicinally. [1/2 definitions] |
dolma |
a dish consisting of a vegetable such as a green pepper or grape or cabbage leaf, stuffed with rice, ground meat, and spices, and cooked. |
green pepper |
a hollow, somewhat round, fruit that is eaten as a vegetable, especially in salads. The taste of a green pepper is not spicy. A green pepper is called that when the pepper is young and green. If the pepper is allowed to mature, it will become red. |
hot pepper |
a plant that produces such a pepper. [1/2 definitions] |
jalapeņo |
a very hot Mexican pepper, now widely cultivated. |
pepper |
to season or dot with pepper. [2/4 definitions] |
peppercorn |
the dried black berry of the tropical East Indian pepper plant. [1/2 definitions] |
pepper grinder |
a device used generally in the home or in a restaurant for grinding pepper. |
pepper pot |
a West Indian stew made of meat or fish and vegetables, and flavored with cassava juice, red pepper, and other seasonings. [1/2 definitions] |
pepper shaker |
a container with a perforated top, used to hold and dispense ground pepper. |
peppery |
seasoned with or as if with pepper; spicy. [2/4 definitions] |
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