Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white pepper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
white pep-per
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English whyte peper, equivalent to white + pepper.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

white peppers (plural)

Synonyms

pepper common pepper black pepper madagascar pepper piper nigrum

Questions

What does white pepper mean?
A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.
Where does white pepper come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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