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noun
any of variously shaped pungent peppers of the genus Capsicum, containing large amounts of capsaicin and usually having thin walls.
a plant bearing such a pepper.
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Origin of hot pepper
First recorded in 1940â45
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British Dictionary definitions for hot pepper
hot pepper
noun
any of several varieties of the pepper Capsicum frutescens, esp chilli pepper
the pungent usually small fruit of any of these plants
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