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Meaning
Noun
●
A
plant
of the family Piperaceae.
●
A
spice
prepared
from the
fermented
,
dried
,
unripe
berries
of this plant.
●
In American English, British English, Canadian English & Irish English:
A
bell pepper
, a
fruit
of the
capsicum
plant
:
red
,
green
,
yellow
or
white
,
hollow
and
containing
seeds
, and in very
spicy
and
mild
varieties.
●
In Baseball:
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
●
In Cryptography:
A randomly-generated value that is
added
to another value (such as a
password
)
prior to
hashing
. Unlike a
salt
, a new one is
generated
for each value and it is
held
separately
from the value.
●
In Boxing:
A
beating
; a thrashing.
●
In Multicultural London English:
A shotgun.
Verb
●
To
add
pepper
to.
●
To
strike
with something
made up
of small particles.
●
To
cover
with
lots
of (something
made up
of small things).
●
To
add
(something) at
frequent
intervals.
●
To
beat
or thrash.
●
In Multicultural London English:
To
shoot
(upon) with the dotty.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for a
seller
of pepper.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pepper
English
piper
Latin
πέπερι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Chili
Chilli
Paprika
Capsicum
Piper
Chili Pepper
Hot Pepper
Bell Pepper
Sweet Pepper
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Rhymes
Pepper
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