Peppercorn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɛpɚkˌɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɛpəkˌɔːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɛpəkˌɔːn/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɛpɚkˌɔːɹn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pepper

Word Forms

peppery	adjective	having the piquant burning taste of peppers
pepper	verb	add pepper to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pfefferkorn

scharfes Gewürz aus der Beere der gewöhnlichen Pfefferpflanze Ostindiens; ganz oder gemahlen verwenden

🇫🇷French

grain de poivre

assaisonnement piquant de la baie du poivrier commun de l'Inde orientale ; utiliser entier ou moulu

🇪🇸Spanish

grano de pimienta

condimento picante de la baya de la planta de pimienta común del este de la India; usar entero o molido

🇮🇹Italian

pepe in grani

condimento piccante ricavato dalla bacca della comune pianta del pepe dell'India orientale; utilizzare intero o macinato

🇳🇱Dutch

peperkorrel

scherpe smaakmaker van de bes van de gewone peperplant uit Oost-India; gebruik geheel of gemalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pimenta em grão

tempero picante da baga da pimenta comum da Índia Oriental; use inteiro ou moído

🇷🇺Russian

перец горошком

острая приправа из ягод обыкновенного перца Восточной Индии; использовать целиком или молотый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कालीमिर्च

पूर्वी भारत के आम काली मिर्च के पौधे की बेरी से निकलने वाला तीखा मसाला; साबूत या जमीन का उपयोग करें

🇧🇩Bengali

গোলমরিচ

পূর্ব ভারতের সাধারণ মরিচ গাছের বেরি থেকে তীব্র মশলা; পুরো বা মাটি ব্যবহার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மிளகுத்தூள்

கிழக்கிந்தியாவின் பொதுவான மிளகு செடியின் பெர்ரியில் இருந்து காரமான சுவையூட்டும்; முழு அல்லது தரையையும் பயன்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మిరియాలు

తూర్పు భారతదేశంలోని సాధారణ మిరియాలు మొక్క యొక్క బెర్రీ నుండి ఘాటైన మసాలా; మొత్తం లేదా భూమిని ఉపయోగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मिरपूड

पूर्व भारतातील सामान्य मिरपूड वनस्पतीच्या बेरीपासून तिखट मसाला; संपूर्ण किंवा ग्राउंड वापरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મરીના દાણા

પૂર્વ ભારતના સામાન્ય મરીના છોડના બેરીમાંથી તીખી મસાલા; સંપૂર્ણ અથવા જમીનનો ઉપયોગ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಳುಮೆಣಸು

ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾರತದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಮೆಣಸು ಸಸ್ಯದ ಬೆರ್ರಿ ನಿಂದ ಕಟುವಾದ ಮಸಾಲೆ; ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ನೆಲವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുരുമുളക്

കിഴക്കൻ ഇന്ത്യയിലെ സാധാരണ കുരുമുളക് ചെടിയുടെ കായയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള രൂക്ഷമായ താളിക്കുക; മുഴുവൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിലം ഉപയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਰਚ

ਪੂਰਬੀ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਆਮ ਮਿਰਚ ਦੇ ਪੌਦੇ ਦੇ ਬੇਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਤਿੱਖਾ ਪਕਵਾਨ; ਪੂਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کالی مرچ

مشرقی ہندوستان کے عام کالی مرچ کے پودے کے بیری سے تیکھی مسالا؛ مکمل یا زمین کا استعمال کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花椒

来自东印度常见胡椒植物浆果的辛辣调味料；使用整体或地面

🇯🇵Japanese

コショウの実

東インドに生息する一般的なコショウ植物の果実から抽出した刺激的な調味料。全体または地面を使用する

🇰🇷Korean

후추 열매

동인도의 일반적인 고추 식물의 열매에서 나오는 매운 양념; 전체 또는 지상을 사용하십시오

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạt tiêu

gia vị cay nồng từ quả của cây tiêu phổ biến ở Đông Ấn Độ; sử dụng toàn bộ hoặc xay

🇹🇭Thai

พริกไทย

เครื่องปรุงรสฉุนจากผลเบอร์รี่ของพืชพริกไทยทั่วไปของอินเดียตะวันออก ใช้ทั้งหมดหรือบด

🇮🇩Indonesian

merica

bumbu pedas dari buah beri tanaman lada umum di India Timur; gunakan utuh atau digiling

🇵🇭Filipino

paminta

masangsang na pampalasa mula sa berry ng karaniwang halaman ng paminta ng East India; gumamit ng buo o lupa

🇲🇾Malay

biji lada

perasa pedas dari beri tumbuhan lada biasa di India Timur; gunakan keseluruhan atau tanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفلفل

توابل لاذعة من نبات الفلفل الشائع في شرق الهند؛ استخدام كامل أو الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

دانه فلفل

چاشنی تند از توت گیاه فلفل معمولی هند شرقی؛ از کل یا زمین استفاده کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

karabiber

Doğu Hindistan'ın biber bitkisinin meyvesinden elde edilen keskin baharat; bütün veya toprak kullanın

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַרגִיר פִּלפֵּל

תיבול חריף מהגרגרים של צמח הפלפל הנפוץ של מזרח הודו; להשתמש בשלמותן או טחונות

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'peppercorn'?

The primary meaning of 'peppercorn' is 'pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'peppercorn' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'peppercorn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'peppercorn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'peppercorn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'peppercorn' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'peppercorn' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'peppercorn' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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