English edit

Proper noun edit

Pfeffer

  1. A surname from German.

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German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German pfeffer, from Old High German pfeffar, pfeffur, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar (pepper).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfɛfɐ/, /pfɛf(ː)ər/ (southern)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛfɐ/ (most northern and central German speakers)
  • (file)

Noun edit

Pfeffer m (strong, genitive Pfeffers, plural Pfeffer)

  1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae and spice made therefrom)
  2. (figurative) pep; intensity

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See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Pfeffer” in Duden online
  • Pfeffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache