🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

후추

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huchu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pepper/ˈpɛp.ər/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"스프에 후추를 좀 뿌려주세요."

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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 borrowed from the Greek 'piperi'. The term has evolved over centuries to refer to various types of spicy seeds and fruits, particularly those from the genus Piper.

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