What does pepper mean?

A spice used to give food a hot flavour. A hollow vegetable that can taste sweet or hot. To cover or fill something with many small things.

pepper

/ˈpepə/ · /ˈpepər/

CEFR level A2Topic Daily lifeWord #1213 in the learning path

胡椒粉；胡椒

n. A spice used to give food a hot flavour.

胡椒粉；胡椒

n. A hollow vegetable that can taste sweet or hot.

甜椒；辣椒

v. To cover or fill something with many small things.

使布满；大量加入

Could you pass me the pepper for my soup?

能把胡椒粉递给我，让我加到汤里吗？

Farmers can grow peppers in greenhouses to maintain a reliable food supply throughout the year.

农民可以在温室里种植甜椒，以维持全年的稳定食物供应。

胡椒粉不可数；指一个甜椒时可说a pepper。

What does pepper mean?: A spice used to give food a hot flavour. A hollow vegetable that can taste sweet or hot. To cover or fill something with many small things.
How is pepper pronounced?: UK /ˈpepə/, US /ˈpepər/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.