peppercorn

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
2. A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
3. (attributive) A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.

Sinonieme

pepper

single berry of pepper

Madagascar pepper

common pepper

Vertalings

πιπερόκοκκος

poivre

grano de pimienta

pebre en gra

grain

loyer

grano di pepe

nietig

peperkorrel

pimenta

grão de pimenta

çekilmemiş biber

dövülmemiş biber

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: peper corn

Geërf van Old English: piporcorn

Verwante met Nederlands: peperkorrel

Verwante met Duits: Pfefferkorn

Verwante met Deens: peberkorn

Verwante met Sweeds: pepparkorn

Verwante met Yslands: piparkorn

In summary

Inherited from Middle English peper corn, peper-corn, pepercorn, from Old English piporcorn (“peppercorn”), corresponding to pepper + corn. Compare Dutch peperkorrel (“peppercorn”), German Pfefferkorn (“peppercorn”), Danish peberkorn (“peppercorn”), Swedish pepparkorn (“peppercorn”), Icelandic piparkorn (“peppercorn”).