pebre

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin piperem, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛ.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpə.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpe.bɾe]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pebre m (plural pebres)

1. pepper (a spice prepared from the dried berries of the pepper plant)

   Synonym: piment

2. bell pepper

   Synonym: pebrot

Derived terms

• pebrada
• pebràs
• pebrassa
• pebre de l'aigua
• pebrer
• pebreta
• pebrot

 

Further reading

• “pebre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pebre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “pebre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pebre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Alternative forms

• pebere

Noun

pebre c

1. indefinite plural of peber

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin piper, piperis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpeβre]

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Noun

pebre m (plural pebres)

1. pepper

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin piperem, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Compare Catalan pebre, French poivre, Italian pepe, Occitan pebre and English pepper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpebɾe/ [ˈpe.β̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -ebɾe
• Syllabification: pe‧bre

Noun

pebre m or f same meaning (plural pebres)

1. pepper (powdered condiment)

   Synonym: pimienta

2. a Chilean condiment containing coriander, vinegar, garlic and pepper

Further reading

• “pebre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10