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Meaning of pepper pot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper
  2. A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.
  3. A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Català pebrera
Cymraeg bocs pupur
Français poivrière
Italiano pepaiola pepiera
Nederlands peperbus pepervaatje
Polski pieprzniczka
Română piperniță
Русский пе́речница

Examples

“An unfortunate quarrel between our pepperpots marked the outset of our new stage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pepper roulette pepper sauce pepper shaker pepper spray pepper squash pepper steak

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