pippuri

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • pepper plant of the family Piperaceae and spice prepared from the berries of this plant
  • pepper, chili as head word in a compound term may also refer to the spicy varieties of Capsicum, notably in words chilipippuri and turkinpippuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish pipar derived from Old Norse piparr derived from Latin piper (pepper) derived from Ancient Greek πέπερι (pepper).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πέπερι

Gloss

pepper

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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