hot pepper

hot pep·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot pep-er]
- /hɒt ˈpɛp ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot pep-er]
- /hɒt ˈpɛp ər/

Definitions of hot pepper words

noun hot pepper any of variously shaped pungent peppers of the genus Capsicum, containing large amounts of capsaicin and usually having thin walls. 1
noun hot pepper a plant bearing such a pepper. 1
noun hot pepper spicy chilli pepper 1
noun hot pepper any of several varieties of the pepper Capsicum frutescens, esp chilli pepper 0
noun hot pepper the pungent usually small fruit of any of these plants 0
noun hot pepper any of various pungent peppers 0

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Origin of hot pepper

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Hot pepper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hot pepper

hot pepper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.

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Synonyms for hot pepper

noun hot pepper

red pepper — cayenne.
jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
chili pepper — chili (sense 1) chili (sense 3)

All 3 Synonyms of hot pepper