bell pepper

bell pep·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel pep-er]
- /bɛl ˈpɛp ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel pep-er]
- /bɛl ˈpɛp ər/

Definitions of bell pepper words

countable noun bell pepper A bell pepper is a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with seeds. 3
noun bell pepper a red, green, or yellow pepper 3
noun bell pepper the large, sweet, bell-shaped, tropical American red pepper used as a vegetable 3
noun bell pepper the plant (Capsicum frutescens var. grossum) on which these grow 3
noun bell pepper sweet pepper. 1
noun bell pepper vegetable: capsicum 1

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Origin of bell pepper

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Bell pepper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bell pepper

bell pepper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bell pepper usage trend in Literature

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