Definition of black pepper in US English:
black pepper
nounblak ˈpepərblæk ˈpɛpər
The dried black berries of the pepper, harvested while still unripe and used either whole or ground as a spice and condiment.
Example sentencesExamples
- Take it out once it is mixed and add the oil, salt, black pepper, cumin and coriander then mix together.
- The salted version often contains spices such as roasted cumin seeds or black pepper.
- My favorite dish, however, was tofu cooked on an iron skillet with green peppers, onions and black pepper.
- Add the chopped parsley, a little cracked black pepper and serve the fresh Parmesan separately.
- Roasted ground cumin and ground black pepper can be sprinkled over fresh yogurt.