Noun: red pepper red pe-pu(r)
- Very hot red peppers, usually long and thin, some very small
"He added a dash of red pepper sauce to spice up the dish";
- tabasco
- Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
"He added red pepper to give the dish some heat";
- cayenne, cayenne pepper
Derived forms: red peppers
Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], hot pepper, seasoner, seasoning
Part of: Capsicum annuum longum, Capsicum frutescens, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli pepper [Brit], hot pepper, jalapeño, Tabasco, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant, Tabasco sauce
Encyclopedia: Red pepper