pepper
• noun 1 a pungent, hot-tasting powder made from peppercorns, used to flavour food. 2 a capsicum. • verb 1 sprinkle or season with pepper. 2 (usu. be peppered with) scatter liberally over or through. 3 hit repeatedly with small missiles or gunshot. — DERIVATIVES peppery adjective. — ORIGIN Greek peperi, from Sanskrit.
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