bell pepper

noun

: sweet pepper
especially : a large bell-shaped sweet pepper

Examples of bell pepper in a Sentence

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Add bell peppers when making fajitas. Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026 To preserve the sunshine yellow hue, peel the cucumbers and choose a yellow bell pepper. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026 Roughly 100 milligrams of vitamin C, about the amount in a medium orange, a cup of strawberries or half a red bell pepper, can double non-heme iron absorption by converting it to a more soluble form. Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026 Sweetness can be in the form of vegetables or fruit, such as corn, red bell peppers, carrots, pineapple, stone fruit or mangoes. Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bell pepper

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bell pepper was in 1707

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“Bell pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell%20pepper. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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