peppercorn
English
/ˈpɛpəkɔːn/, /ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/
noun
Definitions
- The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
- A small, insignificant quantity; a nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English peper corn inherited from Old English piporcorn (peppercorn) compound from English pepper + English corn (maize, grain).
Origin
English
corn
Gloss
maize, grain
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
粒
Emoji
🌽
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Corngate English
- Culpepper English
- barleycorn English
- bepepper English
- breadcorn English
- broomcorn English
- corn English
- corn silk English
- corn sugar English
- corn-factor English
- cornball English
- cornbind English
- corncake English
- corncob English
- corncockle English
- corncrake English
- corncutter English
- cornfed English
- cornfest English
- cornfield English
- cornflake English
- cornfloor English
- cornflour English
- cornflower English
- cornhole English
- cornhusk English
- cornhusker English
- cornhusking English
- cornify English
- cornland English
- cornless English
- cornlike English
- cornloft English
- cornmarket English
- cornmeal English
- cornmill English
- cornpone English
- cornrow English
- cornsack English
- cornsheller English
- cornshuck English
- cornshucking English
- cornsilk English
- cornstalk English
- cornstarch English
- cornstick English
- cornstone English
- cornworm English
- corny English
- kernel English
- multicorn English
- off-corn English
- old man's pepper English
- peppadew English
- pepper English
- pepperberry English
- pepperbox English
- pepperbush English
- peppercorny English
- pepperer English
- pepperette English
- peppergrass English
- pepperless English
- pepperlike English
- peppernut English
- peppershaker English
- peppershrike English
- pepperwood English
- pepperwort English
- peppery English
- puffcorn English
- quadricorn English
- seedcorn English
- wallpepper English
- Korn German
- Pfeffer German
- Pfefferkorn German
- piporcorn Old English
- corn Middle English
- peper Middle English
- peper corn Middle English
- uphepha Zulu
- ko̧o̧n Marshallese
- pepa Marshallese
- kon Tok Pisin
- pepa Tok Pisin
- kānga Maori
- papa Inupiaq
- corn
- corny
- pepper
- kernel
- cornfed
- cornrow
- cornify
- peppery
- corncob
- cornsack
- cornmeal
- cornland
- pepperer
- cornsilk
- cornpone
- peppadew
- cornworm
- puffcorn
- cornlike
- cornfest
- cornloft
- cornhole
- off-corn
- seedcorn
- cornball
- corncake
- cornbind
- cornhusk
- Corngate
- cornmill
- bepepper
- cornless
- cornfield
- cornflour
- cornflake
- cornfloor
- corn silk
- cornstone
- Culpepper
- broomcorn
- corncrake
- peppernut
- cornshuck
- breadcorn
- pepperbox
- multicorn
- cornstalk
- cornstick
- corn sugar
- quadricorn
- cornmarket
- cornhusker
- pepperbush
- corncockle
- wallpepper
- cornstarch
- cornflower
- pepperette
- barleycorn
- pepperwort
- pepperwood
- pepperlike
- corncutter
- pepperless
- cornsheller
- corn-factor
- peppercorny
- peppergrass
- pepperberry
- cornhusking
- peppershrike
- cornshucking
- peppershaker
- old man's pepper