Definitions for pepper
ˈpɛp ərpep·per

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrumnoun

   climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

2. capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plantnoun

   any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

3. pepper, peppercornnoun

   pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

4. pepperverb

   sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

5. pepperverb

   add pepper to

   "pepper the soup"

6. pepper, peltverb

   attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

   "pelt the speaker with questions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peppernoun

   A plant of the family Piperaceae.

2. peppernoun

   A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe red berries of this plant.

3. peppernoun

   A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

4. peppernoun

   A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

   Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".

5. pepperverb

   To add pepper to.

6. pepperverb

   To strike with something made up of small particles.

7. pepperverb

   To be covered with lots of (something made up of small things).

   After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.

8. pepperverb

   To add (something) at frequent intervals.

   He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

9. Etymology: piper, from piper, from an source; compare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peppernoun

   We have three kinds of pepper; the black, the white, and the long, which are three different fruits produced by three different plants: black pepper is a dried fruit of the size of a vetch and roundish, but rather of a deep brown than a black colour: with this we are supplied by the Dutch from their East Indian settlements in Java, Malabar and Sumatra, and the plant has the same heat and fiery taste that we find in the pepper: white pepper is commonly factitious, and prepared from the black by taking off the outer bark, but there is a rarer sort, which is a genuine fruit naturally white: long pepper is a fruit gathered while unripe and dried, of an inch or an inch and half in length, and of the thickness of a large goose quill: it much resembles the catkins of some of our trees, and contains several seeds singly in small membranaceous cells, and these seeds are of an acrid, hot and bitterish taste: the whole fruit is of a brownish grey colour and cylindrick in its figure. Hill.

   Etymology: piper, Lat. poivre, Fr.

   Scatter o’er the blooms the pungent dust
   Of pepper, fatal to the frosty tribe. James Thomson, Spring.

2. To Pepperverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To sprinkle with pepper.2. To beat; to mangle with shot or blows.

   I have peppered two of them; two I have paid, two rogues in buckram suits. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peppernoun

   a well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum

2. Peppernoun

   the plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth

3. Peppernoun

   any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper

4. Pepperverb

   to sprinkle or season with pepper

5. Pepperverb

   figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds

6. Pepperverb

   to fire numerous shots (at)

7. Etymology: [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]

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1. Pepper

   Pepper is a reggae rock band with three members, two originally from Hawaii, and one from California. Now the band is based in San Diego. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Kaleo Wassman, vocalist/bassist Bret Bollinger, and drummer Yesod Williams. Since the band's formation they have released five studio albums as well as one live album.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pepper

   pep′ėr, n. a pungent aromatic condiment consisting of the dried berries of the pepper-plant, entire or powdered: any plant of genus Piper: a plant of genus Capsicum, or one of its pods, whence Cayenne pepper.—v.t. to sprinkle with pepper: to hit or pelt with shot, &c.: to pelt thoroughly: to do for.—adj. Pepp′er-and-salt′, of a colour composed of a light ground dotted with fine spots of a dark colour, or of a dark ground with light spots.—ns. Pepp′er-box, a box with a perforated top for sprinkling pepper on food; Pepp′er-cake, a kind of spiced cake or gingerbread; Pepp′er-cast′er, the vessel, on a cruet-stand, from which pepper is sprinkled; Pepp′ercorn, the berry of the pepper plant: something of little value—Peppercorn rent, a nominal rent; Pepp′erer, one who sells pepper, a grocer; Pepp′er-gin′gerbread, hot-spiced gingerbread; Pepp′er-grass, any plant of genus Lepidium; Pepp′eriness; Pepp′ermint, a species of mint, aromatic and pungent like pepper: a liquor distilled from the plant: a lozenge flavoured with peppermint—Peppermint-drop, a confection so flavoured; Pepp′er-pot, a West Indian dish, of cassareep, together with flesh or dried fish and vegetables, esp. green okra and chillies: tripe shredded and stewed, with balls of dough and plenty of pepper; Pepp′er-tree, a shrub of the cashew family, native to South America, &c.—also Pepper shrub and Chili pepper; Pepp′erwort, the dittander.—adj. Pepp′ery, possessing the qualities of pepper: hot, choleric.—Æthiopian pepper, the produce of Xylopia Æthiopica; Benin pepper, of Cubeba Clusii; Guinea pepper, or Maleguetta pepper, of Amomum; Jamaica pepper, or Pimento, of species of Eugenia (Myrtaceæ); Long pepper, the fruit of Piper Longum; White pepper, the seed freed from the skin and fleshy part of the fruit by soaking in water and rubbing the dried fruit. [A.S. pipor—L. piper—Gr. peperi—Sans. pippala.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pepper

   A type of cultivar, plant and seed.

   The pepper plants are growing beautifully in the garden.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

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   pepper

   A type of product.

   The bag of mixed peppers to buy are wonderful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEPPER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pepper is ranked #3178 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pepper surname appeared 11,374 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Pepper.
   
   89% or 10,133 total occurrences were White.
   5.1% or 586 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 288 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 216 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 81 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 71 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Cooking
   • Pepper Vine
   • Shrub
   • Spice

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pepper' in Nouns Frequency: #2817

How to pronounce pepper?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pepper in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pepper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pepper in a Sentence

1. Raymond Moss:

   The family began to yell in fear, i used pepper spray on Sherman's face through the partially opened door as he was still banging and attempting to gain entry. I told him to stop. I armed myself with my handgun at this time fearing for the safety of myself and my family.

2. Secret Service:

   After further review, the U.S. Secret Service has determined that an agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st, during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park, the employee utilized oleoresin capsicum spray, or pepper spray, in response to an assaultive individual.

3. Matter Houston activist Ashton Woods:

   It’s problematic, what about a taser? What about pepper spray?

4. Raymond Moss:

   The family began to yell in fear, i used pepper spray on Sherman’s face through the partially opened door as he was still banging and attempting to gain entry. I told him to stop. I armed myself with my handgun at this time fearing for the safety of myself and my family.

5. Althea Mullarkey:

   I can taste the salt and pepper and lemon and I like the crispy textures.

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