black pepper
The plant Piper nigrumThe plant Piper nigrum.
» Tom thought Mary knew where to buy black pepper.
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2 senses(uncountable)The plant Piper nigrum.
(uncountable)The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
schwarzer Pfeffer
чёрный пе́рецčórnyj pérec
чо́рний пе́рецьčórnyj pérecʹ
pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
Examples
9 sentencesTom thought Mary knew where to buy black pepper.
Tom thought that Mary knew where to buy black pepper.
This stew would taste better if you added some black pepper.
ruЖаркое будет вкуснее, если вы добавите чёрного перца. — Wezel
Add half a teaspoon of black pepper.
Do you have ground black pepper for sale?
ruУ вас в продаже есть чёрный молотый перец? — odexed
Translations
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam:peppercommon pepperwhite pepperMadagascar pepperPiper nigrum
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable