peppercorn

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

poivre

grain

loyer

Synonymes

pepper

single berry of pepper

Madagascar pepper

common pepper

Traductions

grano de pimienta

πιπερόκοκκος

pebre

pebre en gra

grano di pepe

nietig

peperkorrel

pimenta

grão de pimenta

çekilmemiş biber

dövülmemiş biber

حبوب الفلفل

tane biber

فلفل

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: peper corn

Hérité de ancien anglais: piporcorn

Appartenant à néerlandais: peperkorrel

Appartenant à allemand: Pfefferkorn

Appartenant à danois: peberkorn

Appartenant à suédois: pepparkorn

Appartenant à islandais: 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”).