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Szechuan pepper

Szechuan pepper is the alternative form of Sichuan pepper.

Meaning of Sichuan pepper

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

Forms of Szechuan pepper

pluralSzechuan peppers

Questions about Szechuan pepper

What is Szechuan pepper the alternative form of?
Szechuan pepper is the alternative form of Sichuan pepper.

Words near Szechuan pepper in the dictionary

  1. Sze Yup
  2. Szechuan
  3. Szechuan button
  4. Szechuan buttons
  5. Szechuan lovage
  6. Szechuan pepper
  7. Szechuan peppers
  8. Szechuen
  9. Szechwan
  10. Szechwanese
  11. Szeged

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