peppercorn

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

pepper

single berry of pepper

Madagascar pepper

common pepper

Traducións

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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Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: peper corn

Herdado de Old English: piporcorn

Relativo a neerlandés: peperkorrel

Relativo a alemán: Pfefferkorn

Relativo a dinamarqués: peberkorn

Relativo a sueco: pepparkorn

Relativo a islandés: 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”).