Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English piporcorn; equivalent to peper +‎ corn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛpərˌkɔrn/, /ˈpipərˌkɔrn/, /-ˌkoːrn/

Noun

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peper corn (plural peper cornes or peper corn)

  1. peppercorn

Descendants

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  • English: peppercorn

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