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peppercorn

/ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
pep-per-corn
IPA
/ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.

noun

A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.

noun

A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English peper corn, peper-corn, pepercorn, from Old English piporcorn (“peppercorn”), corresponding to pepper + corn. Compare Dutch peperkorrel (“peppercorn”), German Pfefferkorn (“peppercorn”), Danish peberkorn (“peppercorn”), Swedish pepparkorn (“peppercorn”), Icelandic piparkorn (“peppercorn”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/
  • British English: /ˈpɛpəkɔːn/

Inflected Forms

peppercorns (plural)

Derived Forms

peppercorny

Phrases

peppercorn hair peppercorn rent pink peppercorn

Synonyms

pepper

Rhymes With

born porn worn corn white corn horn torn warn sworn flour corn borne thorn

Questions

How do you pronounce peppercorn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/.
What does peppercorn mean?
The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
Where does peppercorn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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