peppercorn

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

grano di pepe

sinonimi

pepper

single berry of pepper

Madagascar pepper

common pepper

Traduzioni

poivre

πιπερόκοκκος

grano de pimienta

pebre en gra

grain

loyer

nietig

peperkorrel

pimenta

grão de pimenta

çekilmemiş biber

dövülmemiş biber

حبوب الفلفل

tane biber

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: peper corn

Ereditato da inglese antico: piporcorn

Affine olandese: peperkorrel

Affine tedesco: Pfefferkorn

Affine danese: peberkorn

Affine svedese: pepparkorn

Affine islandese: 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”).