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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pepper pot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
pep-per pot
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.

noun

A mushroom, Myriostoma coliforme.

noun

A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.

noun

A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The 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.

Inflected Forms

pepper pots (plural) pepperpot (alternative) pepper-pot (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pepper mill peppermill

Synonyms

pepper shaker peppershaker pepperette Philadelphia pepper pot pepper box

Questions

What does pepper pot mean?
A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
Where does pepper pot come from?
The 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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