green pepper

American  

noun

1. the mild-flavored, unripe fruit of the bell or sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, used as a green vegetable.

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green pepper British  

noun

1. the green unripe fruit of the sweet pepper, eaten raw or cooked

2. the unripe fruit of various other pepper plants, eaten as a green vegetable

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Etymology

Origin of green pepper

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

I have tenderness, of course, for the loaf of my childhood — the one bound with Italian breadcrumbs and glossed with ketchup, unapologetically tomato-forward, studded with green pepper.

From Salon

Dinner is hamburgers, French fries, red and green peppers, and rice with zucchini bits.

From Literature

I choose plain cheese and green peppers for mine, and Mom chooses mushrooms and onions.

From Literature

I don’t eat red meat, and I hate onions and green peppers, but this is the smell I look forward to when leaving the Hollywood Bowl, the Pantages, downtown sporting events, etc.

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t eat red meat and I hate onions and green peppers but this is the smell I look forward to when leaving the Hollywood Bowl, the Pantages, downtown sporting events, etc.

From Los Angeles Times