pepper
noun
a pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
peppers
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pluralof pepper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pepper (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
peppernouna pungent condiment obtained from various plants of the genus Piper, especially from the dried berries, used whole or ground, of the tropical climbing shrub P. nigrum.
Example Sentences
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Pericana lands dark and red and glistening with oil, a spread for bread made with sun-dried tomatoes, peppers, and cured fish.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Chipotle says it has removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Food producer Taylor Farms is recalling a swathe of its fresh products containing jalapeno peppers after a salmonella outbreak.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The California-based company said Sunday that it was voluntarily pulling the products because they contained jalapeño peppers tied to an earlier recall by Coast Citrus Distributors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Gia set out black coffee, a rum cake, roasted nuts, and platters of grilled hot peppers.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
