- pep|per|o|ni
- pep|per|o|ni «PEHP uhr OH nee», noun.an Italian sausage with a hot, spicy taste, made of beef and pork.╂[< Italian pepperoni, pluraf pepperone chili]
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pep|per|er — «PEHP uhr uhr», noun. 1. a dealer in pepper and spices. 2. something that peppers. 3. Figurative. a hot tempered person … Useful english dictionary
pep|per|y — «PEHP uhr ee», adjective. 1. full of pepper; like pepper: »Figurative. Some good, strong, peppery doctrine (Dickens). 2. hot; sharp. 3. Figurative. a) having a hot temper; easily made angry: »Pettingil, whose peppery temper was well known among… … Useful english dictionary
pep|per — «PEHP uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a seasoning with a hot, spicy taste used for soups, meats, vegetables, and other foods. Pepper is made by grinding the berries of a shrub. Black pepper is made from whole berries; white pepper is made from husked… … Useful english dictionary
pep|per spray — «PEHP uhr spray», noun an aerosol spray that stings and irritates eyes, throat, and nasal passages. It is used for self defense or by police to quell disturbances … Useful english dictionary
pep|per-and-salt — «PEHP uhr uhn SLT», adjective. 1. black and white finely mixed: »pepper and salt hair. 2. woven of alternate threads of black and white cotton, wool, or other yarn, so as to have a grayish appearance at a slight distance: »a pepper and salt suit … Useful english dictionary
pep|per|box — «PEHP uhr BOKS», noun. 1. a container with holes in the top for sprinkling ground pepper on food. 2. Informal, Figurative. a hot tempered person; pepperer … Useful english dictionary
pep|per|corn — «PEHP uhr KRN», noun. 1. one of the dried berries or fruits that are ground up to make pepper. 2. a) such a berry or fruit paid as a nominal rent: »Manhattan s first art museum building…was a neoclassic, circular structure, a few steps from City… … Useful english dictionary
pep|per|grass — «PEHP uhr GRAS, GRAHS», noun. a common weed of the mustard family, with a peppery taste, such as garden cress, used in salads … Useful english dictionary
pep|per|idge — «PEHP uhr ihj», noun. = black gum. (Cf. ↑black gum) ╂[American English; origin unknown] … Useful english dictionary
pep|per|i|ness — «PEHP uhr ee nihs», noun. peppery quality … Useful english dictionary
