Peper vs. Pepper — Which is Correct Spelling?

Pepper, a common kitchen spice, adds heat and flavor to dishes.

To shower or bombard repeatedly, often in a metaphorical sense.

A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit.

A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment.

Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava.

Any of several tropical American, cultivated varieties of capsicum, having podlike, many-seeded, fruit.

The podlike fruit of any of these plants, varying in size, shape, color, and degree of pungency, with the milder types including the bell pepper and pimiento, and the more pungent types including the habanero.

Any of various condiments made from the more pungent varieties of capsicum, such as cayenne pepper, tabasco pepper, and chili. Also called hot pepper.

Any of various other plants producing pungent fruits, such as the Szechuan pepper.

(Baseball) A warm-up exercise in which players standing a short distance from a batter field the ball and toss it to the batter, who hits each toss back to the fielders. Also called pepper game.

To season or sprinkle with pepper.

To sprinkle liberally; scatter

To strew something over

To strike with small missiles or gunfire.

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.Surely "pepper" covers all varieties as in most of this definition, while "bell pepper" and "capsicum" only refer to the large roundish mild varieties specifically

(baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

(cryptography) A randomly-generated value that is added to another value (such as a password) prior to hashing. Unlike a salt, a new one is generated for each value and it is held separately from the value.

(transitive) To add pepper to.

(transitive) To strike with something made up of small particles.

(transitive) To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).

(transitive) To add (something) at frequent intervals.

To beat or thrash.

A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.

The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth.

Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit; red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); . These contain varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N), which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also Capsicum and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.

To sprinkle or season with pepper.

Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds; as, to pepper him with buckshot.

To fire numerous shots (at).

Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

Add pepper to;

Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles;

Pepper, a colorful vegetable, is used in salads and cooking.

Pepper refers to the dried fruit of Piper nigrum, used as a spice.

To add energy, excitement, or liveliness to something.

She coughed after inhaling the strong aroma of white pepper.

Black pepper is a staple spice in many cuisines around the world.

Pepper plants need a lot of sunlight to grow.

The recipe calls for a teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.

I love adding roasted red pepper to my sandwiches for extra flavor.

She seasoned the steak with garlic and pepper before grilling.

He sprinkled some salt and pepper on his eggs.

Cayenne pepper adds a spicy kick to dishes.

I prefer using pepper grinders for a fresher taste.

Ground pepper is used more frequently than whole peppercorns in cooking.

Szechuan pepper has a unique aroma and a slightly numbing effect.

Adding a pinch of pepper can enhance the sweetness of some desserts.

The chef garnished the soup with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of pepper.

He added a dash of pepper to the pasta sauce for extra flavor.

Pepper spray is used as a self-defense tool.

Peppercorns are picked from a vine and can be black, white, or green.

The salad was topped with thin slices of yellow bell pepper.

Black pepper is harvested from unripe fruit that is then dried.