sweet pepper
noun
a variety of pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, having a mild-flavored, bell-shaped or somewhat oblong fruit.
sweet peppers
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pluralof sweet pepper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Add your chopped veggies, like Persian cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, mini sweet peppers, pepperoncini and Kalamata olives, along with washed and drained canned chickpeas.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
Include vegetables of various colors, shapes, and tastes, from sweet peppers to pungent radishes.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 19, 2023
These include sweet peppers, raw honey and white wine vinegar.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
Hot and sweet peppers from the Americas were added to regional cuisines, transforming them, and peanuts added not only variety but an important source of fat in diets lacking meat.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“Y’all be gettin mad heavy-handed on the mayo. And put sweet peppers on there for me, my dude.”
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
