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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But even the Carolina reaper pales in comparison to Pepper X, the Guinness World Record holder for hottest hot pepper, ranking in at a bear spray-like 2,693,000 SHUs.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
The Fat Tony sandwich ($16), mounted with mortadella, salami cotto, city ham, provolone, mayo, hot pepper tapenade, lettuce and onion, is terrific.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Hot Peppers Spicy foods, like hot peppers, are known triggers of heartburn and indigestion.
—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
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
The Fat Tony sandwich ($16), mounted with mortadella, salami cotto, city ham, provolone, mayo, hot pepper tapenade, lettuce and onion, is terrific.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Hot Peppers Spicy foods, like hot peppers, are known triggers of heartburn and indigestion.
—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
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“Hot pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pepper. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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