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Meaning of "peppercorny" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEPPERCORNY

peppercorny  [ˈpɛpəˌkɔːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEPPERCORNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peppercorny is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PEPPERCORNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of peppercorny in the English dictionary

The definition of peppercorny in the dictionary is resembling a peppercorn, whether in taste, nature or size.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEPPERCORNY


awny
ˈɔːnɪ
brawny
ˈbrɔːnɪ
corny
ˈkɔːnɪ
fawny
ˈfɔːnɪ
hawthorny
ˈhɔːˌθɔːnɪ
horny
ˈhɔːnɪ
lawny
ˈlɔːnɪ
mulligatawny
ˌmʌlɪɡəˈtɔːnɪ
porny
ˈpɔːnɪ
Sawney
ˈsɔːnɪ
scrawny
ˈskrɔːnɪ
spawny
ˈspɔːnɪ
Tawney
ˈtɔːnɪ
tawny
ˈtɔːnɪ
thorny
ˈθɔːnɪ
yawny
ˈjɔːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEPPERCORNY

pepper gas
pepper mill
pepper pot
pepper shaker
pepper spray
pepper tree
pepper-and-salt
pepperbox
peppercorn
peppercorn rent
peppered moth
pepperer
peppergrass
pepperidge
pepperiness
peppermint
pepperminty
pepperoni
peppertree
pepperwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEPPERCORNY

Anthony
any
barny
cairny
carny
company
curny
Czerny
ebony
ferny
funny
Germany
johnny
many
sharny
skinny
sunny
tiny
tony
Verny

Synonyms and antonyms of peppercorny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peppercorny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEPPERCORNY

Find out the translation of peppercorny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peppercorny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peppercorny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

peppercorny
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peppercorny
570 millions of speakers

English

peppercorny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peppercorny
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

peppercorny
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

peppercorny
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peppercorny
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

peppercorny
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peppercorny
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peppercorny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

peppercorny
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

peppercorny
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

peppercorny
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peppercorny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peppercorny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेपरकोर्नी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peppercorny
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peppercorny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peppercorny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

peppercorny
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peppercorny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peppercorny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peppercorny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peppercorny
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peppercorny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peppercorny

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPPERCORNY»

The term «peppercorny» is used very little and occupies the 154.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEPPERCORNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peppercorny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peppercorny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peppercorny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEPPERCORNY»

Discover the use of peppercorny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peppercorny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Great Expectations
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy man indeed, ...
Charles Dickens, 2009
2
Works of Charles Dickens
Mb. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy man indeed, ...
Charles Dickens, 1863
3
Great Expectations (Illustrated)
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy man indeed, ...
Charles Dickens, 2014
4
Great Expectations: Easyread Large Bold Edition
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy man indeed, ...
Charles Dickens, 2009
5
Great Expectations - NOVEL & MOVIE EDITION:
CHAPTER VIII Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy ...
Oldiees Publishing, Charles Dickens, 2014
6
In the Footsteps of Great Expectations
Angela Youngman, Karis Youngman. Dickens chose number 4 High Street, Rochester as the site for Mr Pumblechook's premises. He wrote, “Mr Pumblechook's premises in the high street of the market, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous ...
Angela Youngman, Karis Youngman, 2012
7
20 Classic Novels (Illustrated) Part-2:
Chapter VIII Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy ...
Publishthis, 2013
8
Words that Teem with Meening [sic]: Copenhagen Views on ...
The adjective "peppercorny", used about Mr. Pumblechook's premises (ch.VIII, p. 49), is by both Moltke and Hemmer Hansen translated by "peberkornet", and Moltke's use of the word may well be the first time in Danish considering its unusual ...
Jørgen Erik Nielsen, 1992
9
Great Expectations ~ Paperbound
Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy man indeed, ...
Dickens, Charles
10
Great Expectations:
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceouscharacter, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be. It appeared to me that he must be a very happy man indeed, ...
Author(s) Charles Dickens, 2014

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEPPERCORNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peppercorny is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Restaurant review: Gray Ox, Liversedge
If there was one niggle, it was a peppercorn sauce with the second steak that wasn't really 'peppercorny' but a few twists of the mill sorted that ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Oct 12»
2
Surprise winner in Toronto deli duel
Goldin's & Stockyards were too peppercorny for my liking and couldn't even touch that smooth texture that Caplansky's seems to do so right. «blogTO, Jun 11»
3
Green peppercorn gravy
It didn't work out at all - too winey, too peppercorny, strange consistency and a really weird colour. Sounds like others had better luck, though! 5 peppy added ... «Taste.com.au, Aug 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Peppercorny [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/peppercorny>. May 2024 ».
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