| NOUN | food | peppercorn, pepper | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India |
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| Meaning | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground. | |
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| Synonym | pepper | |
| Part of | pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe |
| Narrower | black pepper | pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on |
| white pepper | pepper ground from husked peppercorns | |
| Broader | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
| Spanish | pimienta en grano, pimienta | |
| Catalan | pebre en gra, pebre | |
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