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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The amount of hot peppers called for here delivers a medium level of spiciness; use more or less to adjust to your preference.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Chicken in a hurry is a quick and easy chicken dinner recipe that requires very little prep work and calls for only pantry staple ingredients, including peanut butter, hot pepper jelly, and soy sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
Atop the fried green tomatoes were goat cheese, Cajun remoulade and hot pepper jam.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 24 May 2025
Those include onion and garlic, vinegar, hot peppers and coffee grounds.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Chicken in a hurry is a quick and easy chicken dinner recipe that requires very little prep work and calls for only pantry staple ingredients, including peanut butter, hot pepper jelly, and soy sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
Atop the fried green tomatoes were goat cheese, Cajun remoulade and hot pepper jam.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 24 May 2025
Those include onion and garlic, vinegar, hot peppers and coffee grounds.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 July 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 26 Aug. 2025.
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