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Pepper vs Lepper - What's the difference?

pepper | lepper |

As nouns the difference between pepper and lepper

is that pepper is a plant of the family Piperaceae while lepper is misspelling of leper.

As a verb pepper

is to add pepper to.

pepper

English

Noun

  • A plant of the family Piperaceae.
  • (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
  • A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
  • (baseball) 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
    • Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".

    Synonyms

    * (fruit of the capsicum) ** (spicy) chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper ** (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper

    Derived terms

    * bell pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * hot pepper * pepper spray * red pepper * sweet pepper * tabasco pepper * white pepper

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add pepper to.
  • To strike with something made up of small particles.
  • To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
    • After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
  • To add (something) at frequent intervals.
    • He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

    Related terms

    * bell pepper * black pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * pepper and salt * peppercorn * pepper mill, peppermill * peppermint * pepperpot * pepper shaker * peppery * red pepper * Scotch bonnet pepper * sweet pepper * white pepper * yellow pepper

    See also

    * salt * * 1000 English basic words

    lepper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horse that jumps well.
  • * 1899 , Banjo Paterson,
    • He's the king of all the leppers that was ever seen to lep,
    A five-foot fence -- he'd clear it in a hop!
  • (cattle) A type of Texas Longhorn, a subgroup of Butler cattle.

    • Usage notes

    This term may have been used in Commonwealth English circles. ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

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