sweet pepper

American  

noun

1. a variety of pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, having a mild-flavored, bell-shaped or somewhat oblong fruit.

2. the fruit itself, used as a vegetable.

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sweet pepper British  

noun

1. a pepper plant, Capsicum frutescens grossum, with large bell-shaped fruits that are eaten unripe ( green pepper ) or ripe ( red pepper )

2. the fruit of this plant

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Etymology

Origin of sweet pepper

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Alongside Doe Hill golden sweet bell pepper, a pre-1900 Virginia family heirloom, is Pimiento Lago Agrio, an Ecuadorian sweet pepper with 2-inch, pumpkin-shaped fruits.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Another, Rufino Guinea, said his sweet pepper crop had been ravaged.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2022

Sauté onion and sweet pepper in butter in large dutch oven.

From Fox News • Sep. 30, 2021

Beside it is a large bowl of salatit khyar bi laban, a cool homemade yogurt dish mixed with diced cucumber, garlic and mint; a salad; and preserved eggplants stuffed with sweet pepper and walnut.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2017

A new sweet pepper used as salad cups, garnishes, etc.—beautiful red—rich, nutty flavor—crisp—tender—melting—juicy.

From American Cookery November, 1921 by Hill, Janet McKenzie