No. 3,576 in Dutch
peper
"Peper" means "pepper" in English.
In a sentence
Ik koop een rode peper op de markt.
I buy a red pepper at the market.
In this sentence, 'peper' refers to a red pepper, a type of vegetable, showcasing its use in a culinary context.
Hij voegde een beetje zwarte peper toe aan het gerecht.
He added a little black pepper to the dish.
Here, 'peper' indicates a spice used in cooking, derived from dried peppercorns.
De kosten voor het concert zijn flink gepeperd.
The costs for the concert are quite steep.
In this use, 'gepeperd' is derived from 'peper' and is used idiomatically to describe something expensive or excessive.
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