die Peperoni
chili pepper
A small, usually hot pepper eaten fresh, pickled, or dried and used for seasoning.
EXAMPLE
Für die Soße schneide ich eine scharfe Peperoni klein.
For the sauce, I finely chop a hot chili pepper.
die Peperoni
chili pepper
die Peperoni, die Peperoni
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Peperoni, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Peperoni |
| genitive | der Peperoni |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Peperoni | die Peperoni |
| accusative | die Peperoni | die Peperoni |
| dative | der Peperoni | den Peperoni |
| genitive | der Peperoni | der Peperoni |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Typical collocations
'Peperoni' (chili pepper) frequently occurs with adjectives and participles such as 'scharf' (hot), 'mild' (mild), 'eingelegt' (pickled), or 'getrocknet' (dried). Typical verbs are 'schneiden' (to cut), 'hacken' (to chop), 'einlegen' (to pickle), and 'würzen' (to season).
EXAMPLE
Für das Curry hackt er zwei scharfe Peperoni sehr fein.
For the curry, he chops two hot chili peppers very finely.
Recipe language
In recipes, 'Peperoni' (chili pepper) is often used as an ingredient in brief instructions. The word frequently appears directly after a quantity word or without an article when referring to the ingredient in general.
EXAMPLE
Drei Peperoni in Ringe schneiden und kurz in Öl braten.
Cut three chili peppers into rings and fry briefly in oil.
Distinction from Paprika
In Germany, 'Peperoni' (chili peppers) usually refers to small, elongated, hot peppers that are often eaten pickled, for example on pizza or as part of antipasti. 'Paprika' (bell pepper), on the other hand, usually refers to the large, mild vegetable.
EXAMPLE
Sie kaufte eine rote Paprika für den Salat und ein paar Peperoni für die Pizza.
She bought a red bell pepper for the salad and a few chili peppers for the pizza.
Zum Grillfleisch gab es eingelegte Peperoni.
Pickled chili peppers were served with the grilled meat.
In real life
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