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The Finnish word for pepper is
pippuri





pepper



Translations for pepper and their definitions

pippuroida
     1. v. To pepper (to add pepper to).
     2. v. To devil (to add cayenne pepper to).


pippuri
     1. n. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice prepared from the berries of this plant)
     2. n. pepper, chili (as head word in a compound term may also refer to the spicy varieties of Capsicum, notably in words chilipippuri and turkinpippuri)


suolata
     1. v. To salt (to add salt to).
     2. v. To preserve in salt.
     3. v. To spread salt on the ground (esp. on a road surface to prevent it from freezing in the winter).
     4. v. (colloquial) To smoke (to kill, especially with a gun).
           Jengi suolas' sen.
             He got smoked by the mob.


paprika
     1. n. paprika (spice made of dried, ground fruit of the milder varieties of Capsicum annuum)
     2. n. pepper, bell pepper, sweet pepper (the fruit of a sweet variety of Capsicum annuum, used as vegetable)


höystää
     1. v.
     2. v. to season, flavour/flavor
     3. v. to salt (to include colourful language)
     4. v. (rare) to punctuate (to vary, interrupt, give structure)


chili
     1. n. chili


chilipippuri
     1. n. chili pepper, chilli (fruit)


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