pepper pot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper.
  2. A mushroom, Myriostoma coliforme.
  3. A soup made of tripe, vegetables and dumplings, seasoned with pepper.
  4. A person who is hot tempered; a feisty or argumentative person. figuratively
    — An unfortunate quarrel between our pepperpots marked the outset of our new stage.

词形变化

pepper pots plural pepperpot alternative pepper-pot alternative

词源

The mushroom sense (sense 2) arose because the mature fruiting body of the mushroom resembles a literal pepper pot (sense 1) and the spores that fly out of it resemble the granules of pepper being dispensed. The feisty-person sense (sense 4) arose because such a person figuratively adds spice to life, like a literal pepper pot (sense 1) does.
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