pepper
US
/ˈpɛpər/
UK
/ˈpɛpə/
Meaning
A common spice with a sharp taste, used to season food.
खाने में तीखा स्वाद लाने के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाला मसाला, जिसे काली मिर्च कहते हैं।
Examples
“Add a little pepper to the soup before serving.”
“She prefers freshly ground pepper on her eggs.”
“The sauce was peppery, with a sharp, warm taste.”
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Not natural: I added two peppers to the soup for seasoning.
Better: I added a little pepper to the soup for seasoning.
For the ground spice, use pepper as an uncountable noun; two peppers usually means two vegetables.
पिसे हुए मसाले के लिए pepper uncountable है। two peppers कहने पर आमतौर पर दो सब्ज़ियाँ समझी जाती हैं।
Not natural: The sauce tastes pepper.
Better: The sauce tastes peppery.
Use the adjective peppery to describe a sharp, pepper-like taste.
तीखे, काली मिर्च जैसे स्वाद का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective peppery इस्तेमाल करें।
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Learner tip
Pepper usually means the ground spice; peppers can mean the vegetables. Use peppery to describe the taste.
Pepper आमतौर पर पिसा हुआ मसाला है, जबकि peppers सब्ज़ियाँ हो सकती हैं। स्वाद बताने के लिए peppery कहें।