pepper pot
pepper pot noun: a small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
Noun
pepper pot (plural pepper pots)
- A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
- Synonyms:
- pepper shaker, peppershaker, pepperette
- A mushroom, Myriostoma coliforme.
- A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.
- Synonyms:
- Philadelphia pepper pot
- A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person.
- An unfortunate quarrel between our pepperpots marked the outset of our new stage.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Synonyms of pepper pot
Forms of pepper pot
| plural | pepper pots |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pepperpot |
| alternative form | pepper-pot |
Origin of pepper pot
The mushroom sense (sense 2) arose because the mature fruiting body of the mushroom resembles a literal pepper pot (sense 1) and the spores that fly out of it resemble the granules of pepper being dispensed. The feisty-person sense (sense 4) arose because such a person figuratively adds spice to life, like a literal pepper pot (sense 1) does.
Questions about pepper pot
- What does pepper pot mean?
- Pepper pot means a small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
- What part of speech is pepper pot?
- Pepper pot is a noun.
- What is the plural of pepper pot?
- The plural of pepper pot is pepper pots.
Words near pepper pot in the dictionary
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