red pepper

English

Noun

red pepper (plural red peppers)

  1. A red-colored, ripe, bell or sweet pepper. Unripe peppers of this variety are green and edible but not as sweet.
  2. (US) Spicy pepper.
    Crushed red pepper flakes add zest to pizza.
Capsicum annuum

Usage notes
  • red pepper for a ripe sweet pepper is normal usage in Britain, either use can occur in the United States.

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.