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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Bell and hot peppers as well as green beans, which ranked No. 9 and No. 12, respectively, last year are not included on the latest list.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Extracts of garlic, hot pepper, orange peels or companion planting are ineffective.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
Rather than a variation on Thousand Island, what’s become the go-to spread for burgers across the city, Pool adds a dollop of hot pepper relish to her burgers.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Some repel deer with a disagreeable taste, such as hot pepper.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 June 2025
Extracts of garlic, hot pepper, orange peels or companion planting are ineffective.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
Rather than a variation on Thousand Island, what’s become the go-to spread for burgers across the city, Pool adds a dollop of hot pepper relish to her burgers.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Some repel deer with a disagreeable taste, such as hot pepper.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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