ピーマン
Japanese
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Definitions
- bell pepper, sweet pepper
- someone who is stupid, vapid, daft, not very bright from the way that a bell pepper is mostly hollow inside, as a metaphor for such a person's head being empty
Etymology
Borrowed from French piment (chili pepper).
Origin
French
piment
Gloss
chili pepper
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing