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 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 Sauté vegetables: Cook and soften onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023 Breakfast is usually an egg white omelette filled with veggies like green pepper, spring onion, spinach, and parsley. Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 8 June 2023 Snacks include a popular saltine service with green pepper miso and cream cheese, a sushi bento box and Island Creek California sturgeon. Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Carolina Gold, a nutty-tasting variety of long-grain rice grown on Edisto Island, simmers in lobster stock and tomato broth with onions, garlic, green pepper and other aromatics. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 One thing is universal: Chiles are a way of life here, with red and green peppers incorporated into most menus. Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024 For some holiday green, top red pepper jelly with fresh parsley, or alternate between red and green pepper jellies in each cup. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023 Chop 3 potatoes, 1 medium onion, and 1 green pepper. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

green pepper

noun
: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity
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