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black pepper meaning in Sanskrit

कृष्ण

black pepper in Sanskrit: कृष्ण. In English, black pepper means the plant Piper nigrum.

Sanskrit words for black pepper

black pepper
कृष्ण

English meaning of black pepper

  1. noun The plant Piper nigrum.
  2. noun The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.

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Questions about black pepper in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of black pepper in Sanskrit?
Black pepper in Sanskrit is कृष्ण.
black pepper इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Black pepper: कृष्ण.
What does black pepper mean in English?
Black pepper means the plant Piper nigrum.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “black pepper”: कृष्ण. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: black pepper (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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