hot pepper

noun

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of hot pepper

: 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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Recent Examples of hot pepper from the Web

Add the shallot, garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar and hot pepper sauce to the food processor.

— susan selasky, ajc, "5 recipes to cool things down on hot days," 3 July 2018
Bourdain ate two of the signature sandwiches with onions and hot peppers.

— michael klein, Philly.com, "Best cheesesteak? It's Donkey's Place in Camden, per 'The Goldbergs'," 5 Mar. 2018
Add the shallot, garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar and hot pepper sauce to the food processor.

— susan selasky, ajc, "5 recipes to cool things down on hot days," 3 July 2018
Diced little cubes of tangy pickles, shredded lettuce soaked in oil and a dusting of oregano, hot pepper relish — none of that pepper ring nonsense — and mayo.

— kara baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "The best Italian sub around, with mayo and memories," 18 June 2018
His sister used to go in and buy a hoagie for him, corned beef and pepperjack with mayo and hot pepper seeds.

— mike jensen, Philly.com, "Former Temple big man Ron Rollerson, having lost a leg, finds a new sport," 24 May 2018
Add the shallot, garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar and hot pepper sauce to the food processor.

— susan selasky, ajc, "5 recipes to cool things down on hot days," 3 July 2018
Add the shallot, garlic cloves, olive oil, vinegar and hot pepper sauce to the food processor.

— susan selasky, Detroit Free Press, "5 recipes to cool things down on hot days," 27 June 2018
There’s a tray of hot sauces and condiments on every table, including a bottle of pickled hot peppers.

— kate christensen, Bon Appetit, "When There's Nothing in the Fridge, We Go to Hot Suppa," 6 June 2018

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