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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long pepper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
long pep-per
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English long peper; by surface analysis, long + pepper.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

long peppers (plural)

Phrases

Balinese long pepper Javanese long pepper

Synonyms

Indian long pepper Javan long pepper Indonesian long pepper cayenne cayenne pepper chili pepper chilli pepper jalapeno capsicum annuum longum

Questions

What does long pepper mean?
The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.
Where does long pepper come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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