hot pepper
noun
: any of various small and usually thin-walled capsicum fruits of marked pungency
also
: a plant (especially a variant or cultivar of Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens) bearing hot peppers
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Here's a recipe for pork tenderloin with a cranberry hot pepper jelly glaze.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
But the restaurant is known best for its Monster Burger, a triple-decker beast with more than a pound of beef and hot peppers.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Get it with hot peppers, or with a mix of hot and sweet.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Capsaicin, commonly referred to as hot pepper cream, can also be used, rubbed on the abdomen for some relief, Streem said.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
But the restaurant is known best for its Monster Burger, a triple-decker beast with more than a pound of beef and hot peppers.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Get it with hot peppers, or with a mix of hot and sweet.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Capsaicin, commonly referred to as hot pepper cream, can also be used, rubbed on the abdomen for some relief, Streem said.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hot pepper
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“Hot pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pepper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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