bell pepper
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bell pepper
- /ˌbɛl ˈpɛpɚ/
- [ˌbɛɫ ˈpʰɛpɚ]
Where it comes from
From the bell-like shape.
noun bell peppers
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Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
Near-synonyms: (UK) sweet pepper, (Australia, India) capsicum
Similar: sweet pepper, capsicum
Translations
Every language
noun spicy-sweet fruit
| Español | pimiento, chile dulce, chile morrón, chile pimiento, chiltoma, locote |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피망 pimang |
| 日本語 | ピーマン pīman, パプリカ papurika |
| 中文 | 菜椒 càijiāo, 甜椒 tiánjiāo, 燈籠椒 /灯笼椒 dēnglongjiāo |
| Português | pimentão, pimento |
| Français | poivron |
| Deutsch | Paprika, Gemüsepaprika, Paprikaschote |
| Italiano | peperone |
| Ελληνικά | πιπεριά piperiá |
| Română | ardei, ardei gras, gogoșar |
| Русский | сла́дкий пе́рец sládkij pérec, болга́рский пе́рец bolgárskij pérec, стручко́вый пе́рец stručkóvyj pérec, пе́рец pérec, па́прика páprika, ка́псикум kápsikum |
| Tiếng Việt | ớt ngọt, ớt chuông |
| العربية | فِلْفِل حُلْو filfil ḥulw, فِلْفِل رُومِيّ filfil rūmiyy, فُلَيْفِلَة fulayfila |
| עברית | גַּמְבָּה gámba |
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@misc{bell_pepper_2026,
title = {bell pepper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bell%20pepper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
