green pepper

noun

: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity

Examples of green pepper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is some food in the local markets, but a kilo of green peppers that cost about a dollar before the war sells for $90 now. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 June 2024 Add the green pepper and cook another 2 to 3 minutes. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2024 Six days a week, women like Kuma Zay sell brightly colored red and green peppers, onions, and other vegetables in Monrovia’s Gobachop Market. Javier Alvarez, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2014 There’s also a version topped with garlic yogurt with a side of roasted tomato and green pepper. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for green pepper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green pepper was in 1814

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“Green pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20pepper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

green pepper

noun
: a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity
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