Collocations for "pepper"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pepper" in context.
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pepper
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [white, ground, black, mixed, cayenne] pepper
- [yellow, red, green, bell, chili, sweet, hot, bell] peppers
- [baked, fried, roasted, grilled, barbecued, stuffed] peppers
- [two, a dozen] peppers
- one [pound, kilo] of peppers
- a [pot, jar, teaspoon] of pepper
- too [much, little] pepper
- [sprinkle, add, grind] (some) pepper
- add pepper to [taste, season]
- add salt and pepper (to)
- [could, can] you (please) pass the pepper?
- [cut, dice, chop, deseed] (the) peppers
- [fry, bake, roast, grill] (the) peppers
- pepper [spray, steak, flakes, sauce]
- a pepper [pot, grinder]
- salt-and-pepper hair
- pepper [your steak, the soup]
- pepper it to [taste, season]
- [cooked, smoked, roasted] and peppered
- [liberally, heavily] peppered
- peppered her speech with [swear words, adjectives]
- peppered with [references, obscenity, questions, statistics]
- peppered with [snow, freckles, sand]
- peppered by [shrapnel, bullets]
- peppered with [shrapnel]
- the [landscape, countryside, land, scene, area] was peppered with
- peppered with [churches, factories]
- peppered the [landscape]
- peppered throughout the [book, speech, visit]
'pepper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
