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peppercorn meaning in Sanskrit

मरिच marica

/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/US/ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/

peppercorn in Sanskrit: मरिच (marica), पिप्पलि (pippali). In English, peppercorn means the seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.

Sanskrit words for peppercorn

peppercorn
मरिच marica, पिप्पलि pippali

English meaning of peppercorn

  1. noun The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
  2. noun A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
  3. noun A nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.

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Questions about peppercorn in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of peppercorn in Sanskrit?
Peppercorn in Sanskrit is मरिच (marica), पिप्पलि (pippali).
peppercorn इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Peppercorn: मरिच (marica), पिप्पलि (pippali).
What does peppercorn mean in English?
Peppercorn means the seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “peppercorn”: पिप्पलि, मरिच. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: peppercorn (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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