peppercorn
胡椒子,胡椒粒,胡椒粒儿,胡椒籽
Definitions
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- : the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
- : anything very small or insignificant.
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- : growing in tight spirals.
Examples
In NIF’s fusion experiments, 192 laser beams converge on a small cylinder containing a peppercorn-sized fuel capsule.
Southwest China is a hub for lacto-fermented vegetables, where fresh bamboo shoots, crisp cucumbers, radishes, and carrots are quickly blanched, cut into pieces, put into a salt brine with Sichuan peppercorns, then topped with a bit of baijiu.
That’s tequila lit with Sichuan peppercorns and subtly fruity with lemon and peach.
They paid only a peppercorn rent of £70 a month (including utilities), until a 2002 review of grace-and-favour homes.
Gravlax by Christopher Idone Sugar, salt, black peppercorn, and dill form the foundation of this classic gravlax recipe.
Its peppercorn bullets are good for a rabbit or pheasant, but would hardly disable a man.
Peppercorn said he would rather gather wood and make the fire; so he went out and tumbled down some large trees with his mace.
Notwithstanding this, Peppercorn went resolutely down the ravine, calling aloud upon his sister by name.
Peppercorn waited patiently some time for the rope to be let down that he might be drawn up but no rope appeared.
But Peppercorn said to her, ‘Don’t trouble yourself about me, only let me rest near you a little, for I am very tired.