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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Hot Peppers Spicy foods, like hot peppers, are known triggers of heartburn and indigestion.
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
This sheet pan dinner combines sweet and hot peppers, tart tomatillos and chicken.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The latter, conversely, is a list of the 12 fruits and vegetables that are most contaminated with pesticides, including strawberries, spinach, grapes, apples, bell and hot peppers, green beans, and blueberries.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Expect to see the same beloved brunch dishes of its sister eateries, from Marnier French Toast and Bay Bottom (Crab) Omelets to a Juicy Lucy Burger with hot pepper bacon jam and Tornado Galbi, with egg and short rib.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
This sheet pan dinner combines sweet and hot peppers, tart tomatillos and chicken.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The latter, conversely, is a list of the 12 fruits and vegetables that are most contaminated with pesticides, including strawberries, spinach, grapes, apples, bell and hot peppers, green beans, and blueberries.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
Expect to see the same beloved brunch dishes of its sister eateries, from Marnier French Toast and Bay Bottom (Crab) Omelets to a Juicy Lucy Burger with hot pepper bacon jam and Tornado Galbi, with egg and short rib.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Hot pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pepper. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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