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peppercorn
[ pep-er-kawrn ]
noun
- the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
- anything very small or insignificant.
adjective
- (of hair) growing in tight spirals.
peppercorn
/ ˈ±èÉ›±èəˌ°ìÉ”Ë²Ô /
noun
- the small dried berry of the pepper plant ( Piper nigrum )
- something trifling
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è±ð±èp±ð°ù·³¦´Ç°ù²Ôi²õ³ó ±è±ð±èp±ð°ù·³¦´Ç°ù²Ôy adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of peppercorn1
Example Sentences
Tenderloin and mushrooms with coriander and peppercorn crust.
Some have the delicate crunch of fried sesame seeds, garlic or crushed peanuts, or the mouth-numbing tingle of Sichuan peppercorns.
In addition, it suggests all ground rents reduced to a peppercorn amount, which was intended to encourage landlords to sell up to leaseholders.
Crunching into a half-ground black peppercorn is a profoundly unpleasant scenario which has occurred many a time for me and then essentially blown out my palate.
Soon other Chinese immigrants followed, many from Hunan and Sichuan, another southern province, known for fiery, numbing flavours produced by its tiny but potent peppercorns.
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