red pepper

noun

1. cayenne.
2. a pepper, Capsicum annuum longum, cultivated in many varieties, the yellow or red pods of which are used for flavoring, sauces, etc.
3. the mild, ripe fruit of the sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, used as a vegetable.

red pepper

noun

1. any of several varieties of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens , cultivated for their hot pungent red podlike fruits
2. the fruit of any of these plants
3. the ripe red fruit of the sweet pepper
4. another name for cayenne pepper

Word History and Origins

Origin of red pepper¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Serve in warm pita bread with arugula, roasted red pepper, sliced red onion, and the following salsa.

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In a shaker filled with ice, add the red pepper vodka, chocolate liqueur, Sriracha hot sauce, grenadine, and chocolate syrup.

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Add the wine, beef bones, bay leaf, oregano, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, if using.

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Give a drizzle of fresh olive oil and add the onions and crushed red pepper and season with salt.

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Top with a bit of red pepper relish and garnish with a fresh parsley leaf.

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I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.

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No woman yet has ever been able, as far as this town knows, to strike a spark of romance out of Red Pepper Burns.

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He was never sure just when it was safe to ask Red Pepper questions, but he thought it seemed safer than usual now.

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When it came it surprised him—it even gave him a strange thrill coming from Red Pepper.

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Red Pepper Burns was at his best with children; he had what their mothers called "a way with them."

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