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| chili |
the pod of a tropical pepper plant. Chili has a strong, sharp flavor. [1/2 definitions] |
| chili pepper |
the pod of a tropical pepper plant. A chili pepper has a strong, sharp flavor that makes food spicy when it is added to it. |
| green pepper |
a hollow, somewhat round, fruit that is eaten as a vegetable, especially in salads. The taste of a green pepper is not spicy. A green pepper is called that when the pepper is young and green. If the pepper is allowed to mature, it will become red. |
| pepper |
to season or dot with pepper. [1/4 definitions] |
| pepper grinder |
a device used generally in the home or in a restaurant for grinding pepper. |
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