hot pepper

noun
UK: /ˌhɒt ˈpepər/
US: /ˌhɑːt ˈpepər/

  1. A type of pepper that tastes very spicy.

    1. I added some hot pepper to my pasta sauce to give it a kick.
    2. The chef used a variety of hot pepper to create the fiery dish.

  2. The plant that produces these spicy peppers.

    1. My grandmother grows a lot of hot pepper in her garden every summer.
    2. This year, we're trying to cultivate a rare strain of hot pepper in our greenhouse.

Synonyms

cayenne pepper
hot pepper verb

  1. To add hot peppers to a dish.

    1. I like to hot pepper my eggs.
    2. Don't forget to hot pepper the stew with some chili flakes for extra flavor.
hot pepper adjective

  1. Containing or flavored with hot peppers; spicy.

    1. I love hot pepper sauce with tacos.
    2. The dish had a wonderfully complex flavour due to the addition of various hot pepper spices.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "hot pepper" in English means: A type of pepper that tastes very spicy., The plant that produces these spicy peppers..

The phonetic transcription of "hot pepper" is /ˌhɒt ˈpepər/ in British English and /ˌhɑːt ˈpepər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "hot pepper": cayenne pepper.

Example usage of "hot pepper": "I added some hot pepper to my pasta sauce to give it a kick.". More examples on the page.