Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of large, mild, crisp pepper: A sweet pepper is a variety of capsicum pepper characterized by its large size, mild (non-spicy) flavor, crisp texture, and thick walls. Its shape is typically bell-shaped or somewhat oblong. It is commonly eaten raw in salads or cooked in various dishes.
   • The plant that produces this fruit: A sweet pepper is also the name for the plant that bears these large, mild, thick-walled fruits, which are the primary peppers used in salads.

Usage Examples

• Noun (referring to the fruit):
  • I added chopped red and green sweet pepper to the salad for color and crunch.
  • The recipe calls for one large sweet pepper, diced.
• Noun (referring to the plant):
  • We are growing sweet pepper plants in our vegetable garden this summer.
  • The sweet pepper is thriving in the sunny corner of the plot.

Advanced Usage

• Sweet peppers are often distinguished by their color (e.g., green, red, yellow, orange), which typically indicates ripeness, with green being less ripe and other colors being sweeter.
• In culinary contexts, "sweet pepper" is often used interchangeably with "bell pepper," especially in American English.

Variants and Related Words

• Bell pepper: A common synonym, especially for the blocky, bell-shaped varieties.
• Capsicum: The botanical genus name for peppers, including both sweet and hot varieties.
• Paprika: A spice made from dried and ground sweet peppers (specifically certain cultivars of ).

Synonyms

• Bell pepper
• Capsicum (in some regions, like the UK and Australia)

Related Phrases

• Stuffed sweet pepper: A dish where the pepper is hollowed out and filled with a mixture of ingredients like rice, meat, and herbs before being baked.
  • For dinner, we had stuffed sweet peppers with ground beef and rice.

Noun

1. large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
2. plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers