sweet pepper

American  

noun

• sweet peppers
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sweet peppers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sweet pepper

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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sweet pepper

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

Somewhat more substantial are plates of chicken with sweet pepper sauce and almonds, squid or octopus with potatoes and peppers, and, serving two, a socarrat, which is crispy paella rice with seafood and aioli.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021

Put whole, green sweet pepper in boiling water and cook until tender.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum