Sichuan pepper

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Sichuan pepper

noun Sichuan peppers · Szechuan pepper

countable, uncountable, usually The outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers.
uncountable, usually Spice made from this pod.
Similar: fagara pepper, flower pepper
countable, usually A plant producing the pods, Zanthoxylum

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noun pod of Zanthoxylum

한국어	초피 chopi, 산초 sancho
日本語	山椒 sanshō
中文	花椒 huājiāo, 山椒 shānjiāo
हिन्दी	तेजफल tejphal
Tiếng Việt	tiêu Tứ Xuyên
العربية	فَاغِرَة fāḡira

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@misc{sichuan_pepper_2026,
  title = {Sichuan pepper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sichuan%20pepper},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}