capsicum

ˈkæpsɪkəm

Definition of capsicum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

plant

Rare

type of pepper plant producing bell or chili peppers

Rare

Capsicum plants are widely cultivated for their colorful fruits..

pepper

Rare

fruit of capsicum plant used as food or spice

Rare

Capsicum is used in salads and as a spice in curries.

chili pepper

pepper

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Images of capsicum

type of pepper plant producing bell or chili peppers
fruit of capsicum plant used as food or spice

Origin of capsicum

Latin, capsicum (pepper)

Terms with capsicum included in their meaning

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pepper

produce

sweet, crunchy capsicum fruit used as a vegetable

chile pepper

cooking

fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, used for flavoring food

hot pepper

pepper plant

plant producing spicy peppers like Capsicum annuum

chili pepper

spices

fruit of Capsicum plant with spicy flavor

jalapeño

produce

medium-sized chili pepper used as food and a Capsicum annuum cultivar

tabasco

food

hot sauce made from capsicum frutescens peppers

cone pepper

food

conical chili pepper from Capsicum annuum species

acr.

acr: oleoresin capsicum

spray made from hot peppers for self-defense

Examples of capsicum in a sentence

Capsicum can be red, yellow, or green.
The chef sprinkled capsicum on the salad for extra flavor.
Capsicum is often used in traditional recipes for its aroma.

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French:capsicum, ...
German:Paprikapflanze, Paprika, ...
Italian:peperone, capsico, ...
Spanish:pimiento, capsicum, ...
Portuguese:pimenteira, pimento, ...
Chinese:辣椒, 甜椒, ...
Japanese:ピーマンの植物, パプリカ, ...
Arabic:فِلْفِل حُلْو, فلفل, ...
Hebrew:פִּלְפֵּל, פִּלְפֵּל, ...
Russian:перец, капсикум, ...
Ukrainian:перець, перець капсикум, ...
Hindi:शिमला मिर्च का पौधा, शिमला मिर्च, ...
Bengali:ক্যাপসিকাম গাছ, ক্যাপসিকাম, ...
Catalan:planta de pebrot, pebrot, ...
Czech:paprika, kapie, ...
Danish:peberplante, peberfrugt, ...
Dutch:paprika, peper, ...
Greek:φυτό πιπεριάς, πιπεριά, ...
Hungarian:paprikanövény, capsicum, ...
Khmer:ម្ទេស, ម្ទេសប្លោក, ...
Korean:고추, 피망, ...
Persian:فلفل دلمه‌ای, فلفل, ...
Polish:papryka, ostrą papryka, ...
Portuguese (BR):pimenteira, pimentão, ...
Romanian:ardei, piper, ...
Swedish:paprika, spansk peppar, ...
Thai:พริกหยวก, พริกหวาน, ...
Turkish:biber bitkisi, kırmızı biber, ...
Vietnamese:cây ớt, ớt chuông, ...

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Definition of capsicum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of capsicum

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Examples of capsicum in a sentence

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