[ˈpɛpə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavour food
(e.g: season to taste with salt and pepper)

- a capsicum, especially a sweet pepper

- a climbing vine with berries that are dried as black or white peppercorns

- a practice game in which a fielder throws at close range to a batter who hits back to the fielder
(e.g: he liked to play pepper)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’

[ˈpɛpə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sprinkle or season (food) with pepper
(e.g: I salted and peppered the beef before I browned it)

- cover or fill with a liberal amount of scattered items
(e.g: the script is peppered with four-letter words)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English piper, pipor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peper and German Pfeffer; via Latin from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī ‘berry, peppercorn’