peperone

Italian

Etymology

From Latin piper (“pepper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.peˈro.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pe‧pe‧ró‧ne
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

peperone m (plural peperoni, diminutive peperoncino)

  1. bell pepper, sweet pepper
  2. capsicum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: pepperoni
  • → German: Peperoni

Further reading

  • peperone in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • peperone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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