Explore Peppercorn through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like pepper or flavoring. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Peppercorn meaning
- The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
- A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
Synonyms of Peppercorn
Using Peppercorn
- The main meaning on this page is: The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed. | A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot. | A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
- Useful related words include: pepper, flavorer, flavourer, flavoring.
- In the example corpus, peppercorn often appears in combinations such as: peppercorn rent, pink peppercorn, for peppercorn.
Context around Peppercorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peppercorn
- In this selection, "peppercorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pink, black, sichuan, rent, cedar and pork stand out and add context to how "peppercorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sichuan peppercorn and mushroom and and black peppercorn and mature. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peppercorn" sits close to words such as abattoirs, aberrant and abike, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peppercorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the season for immunity boosters, we have a special turmeric-peppercorn bake. (13 words)
The broth with peppercorn and chillies was delicious, and when paired with Jasmine rice, it offered a comforting meal. (19 words)
The first is Garudarado, a Sichuan peppercorn and mushroom wheat ale brewed with homies at 14er Brewing, Mockery Brewing and Baere Brewing. (22 words)
Kay Croot, who runs the farm shop, said: “We were thrilled to win the reserve champion award for our new Croots Steak, Mushroom and Cracked Black Peppercorn Pie at the British Pie Awards, narrowly being pipped at the post by the Champion pie. (43 words)
Senior marketing director of Walkers, Wayne Newton, speaking to said the new Mature Cheddar and Chilli Chutney and Crushed Sea Salt & Black Peppercorn flavours were an attempt to tap into "classic favourite flavours" but adding a "modern twist". (38 words)
Of those, six samples were of curcuma coming from India, five samples were of chilli peppers from India and Uganda, five samples of peppercorn from India, Vietnam and Lebanon and four samples of dried beans from India. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a result, the expression "peppercorn rent" refers to the time when the spice was so valuable that landlords were paid with it.
Bring on the summertime vibes with this fruity candle, which features a combination of pear, nectarine, rose, jasmine, pink peppercorn, cedar and sandalwood.
Former Bodfach Hall owner Simon Baynes MP has give the town council first refusal to buy the field that has been leased to the town for a peppercorn rent for the past 10 years.
Now, the toppings of the burger are a good mixture of the sweetness of the maple peppercorn pork belly but also the tanginess of the pickle.
The broth with peppercorn and chillies was delicious, and when paired with Jasmine rice, it offered a comforting meal.
The prime minister said Monday that the Stark Logistics stake had been sold for a peppercorn sum, but would not disclose to the media what that sum was.
Each calendar contains nine to 10 new flavors, like 2024’s cherry honey chestnut, and apricot with orange blossom spread, alongside repeat favorites like cherry with pink peppercorn; strawberry and rhubarb; and mango, raspberry and lime.
If you’re willing to put in a touch more effort, make a quick with your choice of green or black olives, or a simple pink peppercorn marinated chèvre.
Kay Croot, who runs the farm shop, said: “We were thrilled to win the reserve champion award for our new Croots Steak, Mushroom and Cracked Black Peppercorn Pie at the British Pie Awards, narrowly being pipped at the post by the Champion pie.
Of those, six samples were of curcuma coming from India, five samples were of chilli peppers from India and Uganda, five samples of peppercorn from India, Vietnam and Lebanon and four samples of dried beans from India.
Senior marketing director of Walkers, Wayne Newton, speaking to said the new Mature Cheddar and Chilli Chutney and Crushed Sea Salt & Black Peppercorn flavours were an attempt to tap into "classic favourite flavours" but adding a "modern twist".
The crisp giant has launched two brand new flavours of crisps that fans have called "banging" - crushed Sea Salt and Black Peppercorn and Mature Cheddar and Chilli Chutney.
The MPEÕK was granted all these buildings on 50-year leaseholds, at a peppercorn ground rent of one Estonian Kroon (€0.06) per building per month, plus statutory state and local taxes.
While it's billed as a salt and pepper grinder, the FinaMill can handle pretty much any dry whole spices, from rock salt to peppercorn to dried garlic.
Expect prominent fruity notes of banana, which play very well with the doughy, bready wheat malt backbone of this ale, embellished with notes of vanilla, lemon, clove and peppercorn spiciness.
In the season for immunity boosters, we have a special turmeric-peppercorn bake.
The first is Garudarado, a Sichuan peppercorn and mushroom wheat ale brewed with homies at 14er Brewing, Mockery Brewing and Baere Brewing.
The Kents sparked a scandal in 2002 when it emerged they paid a peppercorn rent of £69 a week for their grand apartment in Kensington Palace.
There were artichokes “à la grecque”, simmered in a peppercorn-spiked liquor of white wine, olive oil and lemon juice with nutty beans dressed in a coriander pesto.
Yepthomi showed me ingredients such as momg-monm (Naga variety of Sichuan peppercorn), Naga ginger, garlic (Chinese onion) raja mirch and more that she uses.
Common combinations with peppercorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: