green pepper

noun

: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity

Examples of green pepper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s also a version topped with garlic yogurt with a side of roasted tomato and green pepper. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 Pair with teriyaki beef, or a bulgur and green pepper vegetarian dish. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 Some recipes may call for sweeter red bell peppers, while green peppers may be best suited for others. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024 There is onion to accentuate the sweetness of the tomatoes and green pepper to frame them, black pepper for its fruity, spicy backbone, and peanut oil, a common cooking fat in the South, for its lightly nutty bearing. Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for green pepper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green pepper was in 1814

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“Green pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20pepper. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

green pepper

noun
: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity
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