pepper pot

American  

noun

1. Also called Philadelphia pepper pot.  a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.

2. a West Indian stew of meat or fish and vegetables, flavored with cassareep.

3. pepperbox.

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pepper pot British  

noun

1. a small container with perforations in the top for sprinkling pepper

2. a Caribbean stew of meat, rice, vegetables, etc, highly seasoned with cassareep

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Etymology

Origin of pepper pot

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Now there she was, bringing me salt and pepper pots made of clay in the Ukrainian style.

From Washington Post

Stewed tomatoes and rice, fried cabbage, steak pepper pot and a meatloaf burger are some of the dishes.

From New York Times

The room was perfectly circular, so that it felt like being inside a giant pepper pot.

From Literature

“So bees produce a vibration – or buzz – to shake pollen out of these anthers like a pepper pot,” said Penelope Whitehorn of the University of Stirling in Scotland, who led the study.

From The Guardian

As she took her first bites during Wednesday’s media preview day, she was impressed: “This is so nice. The pepper pot is really good,” she said, of the Caribbean dish.

From Washington Post