Swedish noun

en peppar

pepper/ˈpɛpːar/

Meaning

pepper

In Swedish: stark krydda från växter av släktet Piper

Forms

Forms of peppar
Singular, indefiniteen peppar
Singular, definitepepparn

peppar is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor peppar, den stora pepparn. Check another noun

Practise peppar

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Is it en peppar or ett peppar?

peppar in a sentence

  • krydda med salt och peppar
    season with salt and pepper
  • salt och peppar
    salt and pepper

Expressions

  • önska någon dit pepparn växer
    tell sby to go to blazes
  • gå åt pepparn
    go wrong
  • peppar peppar
    touch wood

Words built with peppar

  • vitpeppar white pepper
  • svartpeppar black pepper
  • pepparkvarn pepper mill

Questions

What does peppar mean in English?

peppar means “pepper”.

Is it en peppar or ett peppar?

It is en peppar, and “the pepper” is pepparn.

Origin

From Old Swedish pepar, pipar, from Old Norse piparr, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi).

Nearby common words

peppar is number 7,949 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,945medeltida medieval, midieval
  • 7,946ömhet tenderness, soreness (pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched), tenderness, affectionateness (tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings)
  • 7,947häruppe up here (här + uppe)
  • 7,948småsak a (literal) small thing, a trifle, a triviality, a small thing
  • 7,950tillkännagivande an announcement
  • 7,951flöt flowed
  • 7,952norska Norwegian, Norwegian woman
  • 7,953lekplats a playground, a place (usually identical from year to year) where animals engage in lek
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary