green pepper

noun

: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity

Examples of green pepper in a Sentence

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Pair with a meat loaf doused in soy sauce, or with Asian noodles and green peppers, ginger and sesame seeds. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 Sage, cloves, garlic, pepper, green pepper, imitation vanilla, and some herbs tend to take on a strong, bitter flavor. Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025 Some green peppers, some brown sugar, and then some bacon bits. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025 All of them put forth the essentials: kidney beans, Andouille sausage, the sacred trinity of onions, celery and green pepper. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green pepper

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green pepper was in 1814

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“Green pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20pepper. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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green pepper

noun
: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity
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