pepper pot
Definition
Noun: 1. A container for ground pepper: A small shaker, typically with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper onto food. 2. A type of spicy soup: A thick, seasoned soup, often containing vegetables, tripe, and dumplings, and characteristically flavored with peppercorns.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Container):
- She reached for the pepper pot to season her salad.
- The silver pepper pot matched the salt shaker on the dining table.
- Noun (Soup):
- The restaurant's famous pepper pot is especially popular on cold days.
- He learned to make traditional pepper pot from his grandmother's recipe.
Advanced Usage
- "Pepper pot" as a cultural dish: In some Caribbean and American regional cuisines, "pepper pot" refers specifically to a slow-cooked stew known for its spicy, complex flavor, often made with meat, cassareep (a cassava root sauce), and hot peppers.
Variants and Related Words
- Pepper shaker: A direct synonym for the first meaning (container).
- Peppercorn: The dried berry from the pepper plant, used whole or ground, which is a key seasoning in the soup.
Synonyms
- For the container: pepper shaker, pepper mill (if it grinds whole peppercorns).
- For the soup: spicy stew, seasoned soup.
Related Phrases
- To pass the pepper pot: A literal phrase used at the table when asking someone to hand over the pepper shaker.
Noun
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a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
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a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
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