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pepe

pepper

noun PEH-peh Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: Latin piper, from Greek peperi, ultimately from Sanskrit pippali.

Usage Note

Pepe refers to the spice (black, white, or red pepper) rather than the vegetable pepper, which is il peperone. The phrase non capire un pepe ('not to understand a pepper') means to understand nothing at all. Pepe is invariable in everyday use: un po' di pepe means 'a bit of pepper'.

Examples

"Aggiungi un po' di pepe al piatto."

Natural Translation

Add a bit of pepper to the dish.

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