🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

胡椒

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hújiāo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pepper/ˈpɛp.ər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"请把胡椒递给我。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A pungent, hot-tasting powder obtained from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice.

    "Pass the salt and pepper, please."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pepper' comes from the Old English 'pipor', which is derived from the Latin 'piper', itself originating from the Greek 'piperi'. The term has evolved over centuries to refer to the spice derived from the dried berries of the Piper nigrum plant, commonly used in cooking.

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