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pepper meaning in Sanskrit

मरीचम् marīcam

/ˈpɛp.ə/US/ˈpɛp.ɚ/

pepper in Sanskrit: मरीचम् (marīcam). In English, pepper means a plant of the family Piperaceae.

Sanskrit words for pepper

spice
मरीचम् marīcam

English meaning of pepper

  1. noun A plant of the family Piperaceae.
  2. noun A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
  3. noun A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in a wide range of mild (sweet, nonspicy) to hot (spicy) varieties.
  4. noun A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again.

Full definition of pepper

pepper in a sentence

  • Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
  • After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
  • He liked to pepper long words throughout his conversation.

Synonyms of pepper

pepper in other languages

Questions about pepper in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of pepper in Sanskrit?
Pepper in Sanskrit is मरीचम् (marīcam).
pepper इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Pepper: मरीचम् (marīcam).
What does pepper mean in English?
Pepper means a plant of the family Piperaceae.

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