pepper
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4. Any of various condiments made from the more pungent varieties of Capsicum frutescens, such as cayenne pepper, tabasco pepper, and chili. Also called hot pepper.
5. Baseball. A warm-up exercise in which players standing a short distance from a batter field the ball and toss it to the batter, who hits each toss back to the fielders. Also called pepper game.
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peppered
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[Middle English peper, from Old English pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi, from Sanskrit pippalī, from pippalam, pepper tree.]