Masculine

Pfeffer

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
  2. (figuratively, masculine, strong) pep; intensity

Synonyms

Pfefferstrauch

schwarzer Pfeffer

weisser Pfeffer

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

pfäffer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpfɛfɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (“pepper”).

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