hot pepper
Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heatAny of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat.
» I love hot peppers.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat.
(countable, uncountable)Any of the plants that bear such fruit, especially the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens and their numerous subspecies, varieties, or cultivars.
- any of various pungent capsicum fruits
- plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
Examples
10 sentencesI love hot peppers.
I like very hot peppers very much.
Did you taste the hot chili pepper?
I don't like very hot peppers too much.
deIch esse nicht gern allzu scharfe Chilischoten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Never rub your eyes after cutting a hot pepper.
ruНикогда не трите глаза после того, как резали острый перец. — odexed
deNach dem Schneiden einer Chilischote sollte man sich nie die Augen reiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
plural: hot peppers| Singular | hot pepper |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce:tabasco peppertabasco plantCapsicum frutescens
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable