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red pepper

/ˈɹɛdˌpɛp.ə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
red pep-per
IPA
/ˈɹɛdˌpɛp.ə(ɹ)/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red-colored, ripe, bell or sweet pepper. Unripe peppers of this variety are green and edible but not as sweet.

noun

Spicy pepper.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

red peppers (plural)

Synonyms

tabasco cayenne cayenne pepper

Questions

How do you pronounce red pepper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛdˌpɛp.ə(ɹ)/.
What does red pepper mean?
A red-colored, ripe, bell or sweet pepper. Unripe peppers of this variety are green and edible but not as sweet.

How to pronounce red pepper

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