"pepe" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpe.pe/ Forms: pepi [plural]
Rhymes: -epe Etymology: From Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), via Middle Persian from an Indo-Aryan source. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|piper}} Latin piper, {{der|it|grc|πέπερι||pepper}} Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), {{uder|it|pal|-}} Middle Persian, {{uder|it|inc|-}} Indo-Aryan Head templates: {{it-noun|m|-,+}} pepe m (usually uncountable, plural pepi)
  1. (seasonings) pepper Tags: masculine, uncountable, usually Derived forms: pepe della Giamaica (english: allspice), grano di pepe (english: peppercorn)

Inflected forms

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