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black pepper (Piper nigrum):
Meaning & usage
black pepper (Piper nigrum): the plant
black pepper (Piper nigrum): the dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay merica (“white pepper”), from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच (marica). Doublet of rica. Cognate of Hindi मिर्च (mirc, “pepper”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.