pepper in Portuguese
pepper in Portuguese is pimenta, pimenteiro, pimenta-do-reino — pepper means a spice made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, used to add heat and flavor to food.
pepper in Portuguese
pimenta
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
pimenteiro
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
pimenta
(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
pimenta-do-reino
(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
pimento
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in a wide range of mild (sweet, nonspicy) to hot (spicy) varieties.
pimentão
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in a wide range of mild (sweet, nonspicy) to hot (spicy) varieties.
apimentar
(transitive) To add pepper to.
salpicar
What does "pepper" mean?
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noun A spice made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, used to add heat and flavor to food.
"Add a pinch of salt and pepper before you serve the soup."
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noun A hollow, seed-filled fruit of the capsicum plant, ranging from mild bell peppers to hot chili varieties.
"My grandmother stuffs green peppers with rice and cheese every Sunday."
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verb To scatter or strike something repeatedly, as if with shot or small particles.
"Small stones peppered the window as the wind picked up."
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pepper in a sentence
- Add a pinch of salt and pepper before you serve the soup.
- The waiter asked if we wanted more pepper on our pasta.
- My grandmother stuffs green peppers with rice and cheese every Sunday.
- Be careful with that pepper, because it is much hotter than it looks.
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What is "pepper" in Portuguese?
"pepper" in Portuguese is pimenta, pimenteiro, pimenta-do-reino. pepper means: A spice made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, used to add heat and flavor to food.
How do you use "pepper" in a sentence?
Example: "Add a pinch of salt and pepper before you serve the soup." In Portuguese, "pepper" is pimenta, pimenteiro, pimenta-do-reino.
Are there other ways to say "pepper" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 7 translations listed for "pepper": pimenta, pimenteiro, pimenta-do-reino, pimento, pimentão, apimentar.
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