peppercorn
Significat (Anglès)
- The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
- A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
- (attributive) A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
Conceptes
pebre en gra
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/
Etimologia (Anglès)
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”).
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