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Sichuan pepper

Sichuan pepper noun: the outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers.

sichuan pepper: the outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and...
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Noun

Sichuan pepper (usually uncountable, plural Sichuan peppers)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) The outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers.
  2. (usually) Spice made from this pod.
    Synonyms:
    fagara pepper, flower pepper
  3. (countable, usually) A plant producing the pods, Zanthoxylum

Sichuan pepper meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Assamese

Sichuan pepper in Hindi

pod of Zanthoxylum
तेजफल tejphal

Sichuan pepper in Marathi

pod of Zanthoxylum
चिरफळ cirphaḷ

Sichuan pepper in Gujarati

pod of Zanthoxylum
ચીરફળ cīrphaḷ

Sichuan pepper in Assamese

pod of Zanthoxylum
জাব্ৰাং zabraṅ
More languagesFewer languages
Sichuan pepper in Nepali
टिमुर ṭimura
Sichuan pepper in Arabic
فَاغِرَة fāḡira
Sichuan pepper in Persian
فاخِره fâxere
Sichuan pepper in Vietnamese
tiêu Tứ Xuyên

Synonyms of Sichuan pepper

  • fagara pepper
  • flower pepper

Forms of Sichuan pepper

pluralSichuan peppers
alternative formSzechuan pepper

Questions about Sichuan pepper

What does Sichuan pepper mean?
Sichuan pepper means the outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers.
What is Sichuan pepper in Hindi?
Sichuan pepper in Hindi is तेजफल (tejphal). See Sichuan pepper meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sichuan pepper?
Sichuan pepper is a noun.
What is the plural of Sichuan pepper?
The plural of Sichuan pepper is Sichuan peppers.

Words near Sichuan pepper in the dictionary

  1. sichs
  2. sicht
  3. Sichuan
  4. Sichuan jay
  5. Sichuan jays
  6. Sichuan pepper
  7. Sichuan peppers
  8. Sichuan tit
  9. Sichuan tits
  10. Sichuan Yi
  11. Sichuanese

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