Noun: pepper pot pe-pu(r) pót
- [Brit] A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
"She reached for the pepper pot to add some spice to her soup";
- pepper shaker [N. Amer], pepper box [archaic]
- [US] A soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
"The restaurant's pepper pot soup was a traditional favourite";
- Philadelphia pepper pot
- A highly seasoned stew of meat, vegetables, and cassareep, traditional in Guyana and the Caribbean
"The pepper pot had been simmering all day"
Derived forms: pepper pots
Encyclopedia: Pepper pot