peper
See also: Peper
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch peper, from Old Dutch *pipar, *pepar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeː.pər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧per
- Rhymes: -eːpər
Noun
peper m (plural pepers, diminutive pepertje n)
- pepper, a tropical major spice.
- (short for peperplant) a plant which produces pepper
Derived terms
- gepeperd
- inpeperen
- cayennepeper
- chilipeper
- Spaanse peper
- witte peper
- zwarte peper
- peperbes
- peperduur
- peperen
- peperkorrel
- pepermunt
- peperplant
- pepersaus
- peperstruik
- pepervat
Descendants
- Afrikaans: peper
- Negerhollands: pepper
- → Aukan: pepee
- → Munsee: piipel
- → Papiamentu: peper
- → Saramaccan: pepè
- → Unami: pèpël
See also
- zout
Anagrams
- reppe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pipere, pipor, piper, pyper, pepir, pepur, pepper, pepre, pepire, pepere, pepyr
Etymology
Inherited from Old English pipor, piper, from West Germanic, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from Indo-Aryan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛpər/, /ˈpipər/
Noun
peper (uncountable)
- pepper (a spice made from the fruit of the plant Piper nigrum)
- (rare) The plant that produces the fruit required to make pepper; the pepper plant.
- (rare) A spicy or bitter concoction.
Derived terms
- peper corn
- pepyrquerne
Descendants
- English: pepper (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: peper, pepar, pepir
- Yola: pipper
References
- “peper, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.