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banana pepper
noun
: a long tapered yellow pepper occurring in several varieties from mild and sweet tasting to hot and pungent
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The banana pepper sent the youngster running to the kitchen for water.
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Cooper Metts, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024
Let a rump roast and banana pepper rings simmer low and slow during the day, then top chips with the shredded meat, black beans, tomatoes, onion, and cheese.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
Saffron aioli for mussels, cilantro aioli for crab cakes, banana pepper remoulade for calamari, basil-lime mayo for a swordfish BLT, the list goes on.
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Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Stir in the onion, tomato and finely chopped banana pepper.
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cleveland, 13 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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“Banana pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20pepper. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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