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pepper meaning in Tamil

மிளகு miḷaku

/ˈpɛp.ə/US/ˈpɛp.ɚ/

pepper in Tamil: மிளகு (miḷaku). In English, pepper means a plant of the family Piperaceae.

Tamil words for pepper

spice
மிளகு miḷaku

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of pepper in Tamil?
Pepper in Tamil is மிளகு (miḷaku).
pepper என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Pepper: மிளகு (miḷaku).
What does pepper mean in English?
Pepper means a plant of the family Piperaceae.

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