pepper
/ˈpepə(r)/noun
उच्चारण पेपर
काली मिर्च; शिमला मिर्च
Basic word
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[U]
a powder made from dried berries (peppercorns), used to give a hot taste to food; a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable (capsicum)
काली मिर्च; शिमला मिर्च
- salt and pepper
- green pepper
- Add a pinch of black pepper to the soup.
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- Please pass the salt and pepper.
- I like fresh ground pepper on my omelette.
Synonyms black pepper peppercorn capsicum chilli
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[T] ~ sth with sth
to put pepper on food; to include a lot of a particular thing in something
मिर्च डालना; भर देना
- Her speech was peppered with jokes.
- The path was peppered with small stones after the storm.
- He peppered his talk with funny stories from his childhood.
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- The sky was peppered with stars on the clear winter night.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the spice words: pepper, turmeric (haldi), cumin (jeera), coriander (dhania), cardamom (elaichi), clove (laung), cinnamon (dalchini).
मसालों के शब्द याद रखिए: pepper, turmeric (हल्दी), cumin (जीरा), coriander (धनिया), cardamom (इलायची), clove (लौंग), cinnamon (दालचीनी)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Peppered with sth (containing a lot of something: 'an essay peppered with errors').
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: peppered with sth (किसी चीज़ से भरा: 'an essay peppered with errors')।
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General knowledge
Black pepper is called the 'King of Spices' and cardamom the 'Queen of Spices'; Kerala (Malabar Coast) is famous for pepper, which attracted traders like Vasco da Gama (1498) to India.
काली मिर्च को 'मसालों का राजा' और इलायची को 'मसालों की रानी' कहा जाता है; केरल (मालाबार तट) काली मिर्च के लिए प्रसिद्ध है, जिसने Vasco da Gama (1498) जैसे व्यापारियों को भारत आकर्षित किया।