Pfeffer
English
German
Etymology
From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pheffar, pfeffar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ (southern)
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛfɐ/ (most northern and central German speakers)
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Noun
Pfeffer m (genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)
- pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
- (figuratively) pep; intensity
Declension
Derived terms
- Cayennepfeffer
- Pfefferkuchen
- Pfeffermühle
- pfeffern
- Pfeffernuss
- Pfefferstreuer
- wo der Pfeffer wächst
See also
Further reading
- Pfeffer in Duden online
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