Guinea pepper

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noun

grain of paradise.

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Origin of Guinea pepper

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby Guinea pepper

guinea grains, guinea grass, guinea hen, guinea-hen flower, Guinean, Guinea pepper, guinea pig, guinea worm, Guinevere, Guinness, guipure

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How to use Guinea pepper in a sentence

Whisk in the half and half and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
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We are, essentially, an army of guinea pigs millions strong.
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Sage and sausage patty came next, served between cumin scented Buttermilk biscuits and smothered in a black pepper country gravy.
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Guinea, with 25 percent, recorded the lowest adult literacy rate in the world at that time.
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One whist table only is at work; General Pepper and three old hands of the same kidney are hard at it.
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As, during the whole pepper-harvest, they feed wholly on this stimulant, they become exceedingly irritable.
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The flute-player informed him that he generally charged two guineas for the first month, and one guinea for the second.
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"I think at least one of us ought to stay here until Mr. Ford comes," said Pepper.
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"Let us go down the shore a bit," suggested Jack to Pepper and Andy, and the three joined hands for the spin.
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British Dictionary definitions for Guinea pepper

Guinea pepper

noun

a variety of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, from which cayenne pepper is obtained

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