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Word entry · 10 letters

peppercorn

Best crossword clue

"Grinding spice bit"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɛpəkɔːn/Part of speech nounSorted ceenoppprrStarts with PEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Small dried berry used as pepper spice.

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English peper corn, peper-corn, pepercorn, from Old English piporcorn (“peppercorn”), corresponding to pepper + corn. Compare Dutch peperkorrel (“peppercorn”), German Pfefferkorn (“peppercorn”), Danish peberkorn (“peppercorn”), Swedish pepparkorn (“peppercorn”), Icelandic piparkorn (“peppercorn”).

Used in a sentence

  • peppercorn rent

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Grinding spice bit10 letters

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