cherry pepper

American  

noun

1. a variety of pepper, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme, having rounded, usually pungent fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of cherry pepper

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

When I was initially recipe testing to create a cheese steak, I looked in my pantry and pulled out my staples: soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, ginger, garlic, mozzarella, unsmoked provolone, Italian cherry peppers, etc.

From Salon

Spiking the sauce with cherry pepper brine taught me a new cooking hack.

From Washington Post

Add the garlic and cook until just browned, then add the banana peppers, cherry peppers, reserved pepper juice, and garlic powder and cook just until heated through.

From Seattle Times

Their temperature is raised by pickled cherry peppers and a few squeezes of Mike’s Hot Honey, a bottle of which is kept on the counter for customers to apply at their own discretion.

From New York Times

Plus, frozen or canned roasted Hatch green chiles; pickled banana peppers and jalapeños; and jarred sweet piquillos or cherry peppers.

From Salon