bell pepper

noun

: sweet pepper
especially : a large bell-shaped sweet pepper

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Dishes that are ideal for baking include casseroles, chicken, fish, meatloaf, and stuffed bell peppers. Johna Burdeos, Health, 20 Jan. 2025 There’s a steak on offer, a brawny New York strip, cooked to a perfect medium rare but presented, for some reason, next to a pile of vinegary sautéed red bell peppers, and a saucier of funky, fishy crawfish béarnaise. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025 One was of vegetables — red bell peppers that were huge. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025 Vegetables like bell peppers, broccoli and onions are popular as are sauteed spinach and kale. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bell pepper 

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bell pepper was in 1707

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“Bell pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell%20pepper. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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