Peffer

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From northern Middle High German peffer, from Old High German *peffar, northern variant of pheffar, pfeffar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi). Germanic cognates include German Pfeffer, English pepper, Dutch peper, Icelandic pipar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpæfɐ/

Noun

Peffer m (uncountable)

  1. pepper
  • pefferen

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Pfeffer, Dutch peper, English pepper.

Noun

Peffer m

  1. pepper
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