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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot pepper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
hot pep-per
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of the plants that bear such fruit, especially the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens and their numerous subspecies, varieties, or cultivars.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hot peppers (plural)

Synonyms

tabasco pepper tabasco plant capsicum frutescens

Questions

What does hot pepper mean?
Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat.

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