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Noun: red pepper  red pe-pu(r)
  1. 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
     
  2. 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