peppercorn

pep·per·corn

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pep-er-kawrn]
- /ˈpɛp ərˌkɔrn/
- /ˈpep.ə.kɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pep-er-kawrn]
- /ˈpɛp ərˌkɔrn/

Definitions of peppercorn word

noun peppercorn the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc. 1
noun peppercorn anything very small or insignificant. 1
adjective peppercorn (of hair) growing in tight spirals. 1
noun peppercorn dried berry of pepper plant 1
countable noun peppercorn Peppercorns are the small berries which are dried and crushed to make pepper. They are sometimes used whole in cooking. 0
noun peppercorn the small dried berry of the pepper plant (Piper nigrum) 0

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Origin of peppercorn

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English pepercorn; Old English piporcorn. See pepper, corn1

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Parts of speech for Peppercorn

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adverb

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determiner

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peppercorn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for peppercorn

adjective peppercorn

nominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.

Just one Synonym for peppercorn