pepper pot
A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepperA small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
Meaning
4 sensesA small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
пе́речницаpérečnica
a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
A mushroom, Myriostoma coliforme.
A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.
a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
(figuratively)A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The mushroom sense (sense 2) arose because the mature fruiting body of the mushroom resembThe mushroom sense (sense 2) arose because the mature fruiting body of the mushroom resembles a literal pepper pot (sense 1) and the spores that fly out of it resemble the granules of pepper being dispensed. The feisty-person sense (sense 4) arose because such a person figuratively adds spice to life, like a literal pepper pot (sense 1) does.
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Forms
plural: pepper potsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings:Philadelphia pepper pot
- a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper:pepper shakerpepper box
See also
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