A variety of chili pepper having a conical shape and a bitter and burning taste, Capsicum frutescens variety tabasco.

Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin. (Not all chili peppers are particularly spicy, but all true chili peppers contain some capsaicin, in contrast to e.g. the bell pepper, which is not a true chili pepper and does not.)

The plant Piper nigrum. / The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.

The green, unripe, form of the sweet bell pepper. Popular in cooking, especially Italian cuisine. The unripe bell pepper is green and generally changes to other colors as it matures, cultivars exist for red, orange, yellow and other shades.

A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.

Alternative form of chili pepper

A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.

A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper / A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.

present participle of pepper spray

simple past tense and past participle of pepper spray