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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Enjoy the delights of sweet and hot peppers by growing them in containers indoors.
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Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
It's usually garnished with a sprinkle of seeds and a dash of hot peppers.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Loading up on spicy food cooked with hot peppers can sometimes kick your bowel movements into overdrive, and not in a good way.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Plant your own varieties of hot pepper plants and enjoy a squirrel-free summer and some tasty flavor enhancers for meals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
It's usually garnished with a sprinkle of seeds and a dash of hot peppers.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Loading up on spicy food cooked with hot peppers can sometimes kick your bowel movements into overdrive, and not in a good way.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Plant your own varieties of hot pepper plants and enjoy a squirrel-free summer and some tasty flavor enhancers for meals.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
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 26 Apr. 2026.
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