red pepper

red pepper

noun

: a type of hollow vegetable (called a pepper) that is red and that can be eaten raw or cooked

: a hot pepper that is red and that is added to food to make it spicy

Full Definition of RED PEPPER

1

:  a mature red capsicum fruit (as a sweet pepper or hot pepper)

2

:  cayenne pepper 1

First Known Use of RED PEPPER

circa 1591

Rhymes with RED PEPPER

bell pepper, Colepeper, Culpeper, green pepper, hot pepper, sidestepper, sweet pepper