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bell pepper

Syllables: bell·pep·per/ˌbɛl ˈpɛpɚ/

bell pepper noun: any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.

bell pepper: any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not...
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Noun

bell pepper (countable and uncountable, plural bell peppers)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
    • Near-synonyms: (UK) sweet pepper, (Australia, India) capsicum

bell pepper meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Arabic

bell pepper in Tamil

spicy-sweet fruit
குடைமிளகாய் kuṭaimiḷakāy, கேப்சிகம் kēpcikam

bell pepper in Telugu

spicy-sweet fruit
సిమ్లా మిర్చి simlā mirci, బెంగళూరు మిరపకాయ beṅgaḷūru mirapakāya

bell pepper in Malayalam

spicy-sweet fruit
കാപ്സിക്കം kāpsikkaṁ, മുളക് muḷakŭ

bell pepper in Arabic

spicy-sweet fruit
فِلْفِل حُلْو filfil ḥulw, فِلْفِل رُومِيّ filfil rūmiyy, فُلَيْفِلَة fulayfila
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bell pepper in Malay
lada benggala, lada besar, lada congcang, cabai selasih
bell pepper in Indonesian
paprika
bell pepper in Thai
พริกหวาน, พริกหยวก prík-yùuak
bell pepper in Vietnamese
ớt ngọt, ớt chuông

Synonyms of bell pepper

Forms of bell pepper

pluralbell peppers

Origin of bell pepper

From the bell-like shape.

Questions about bell pepper

What does bell pepper mean?
Bell pepper means any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
What is bell pepper in Tamil?
Bell pepper in Tamil is குடைமிளகாய் (kuṭaimiḷakāy), கேப்சிகம் (kēpcikam). See Bell pepper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bell pepper?
Bell pepper is a noun.
How do you pronounce bell pepper?
Bell pepper is pronounced /ˌbɛl ˈpɛpɚ/.
What is the plural of bell pepper?
The plural of bell pepper is bell peppers.

Words near bell pepper in the dictionary

  1. bell miners
  2. Bell number
  3. Bell numbers
  4. bell out
  5. Bell Park
  6. bell pepper
  7. bell peppers
  8. bell pit
  9. bell pits
  10. Bell Plain
  11. Bell polynomial

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