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The Vietnamese word for pepper is
tiêu





pepper



Translations for pepper and their definitions

Tiêu
     1. Proper noun. vi-propn, head=Tiêu
     2. Proper noun. surname, from=Chinese
     3. Proper noun. vi-propn, head=Tiêu
     4. Proper noun. surname, from=Chinese
     5. v. (clip of tiêu hoá, , to digest) (to separate food in the alimentary canal)
           ăn không tiêu - not to be able to digest food
     6. v. (figurative) to be able to take in and process knowledge or information
           chậm tiêu - dim-witted
     7. v. (only in compounds) to cease to exist
           tiêu tan - to vanish
           tiêu đời - to drop dead
     8. v. (informal) to be screwed bigtime
           Tiêu rồi! - We're screwed!
     9. v. (clip of tiêu dùng, , to spend) (to expend money)
     10. n. (musical instruments) a vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Vietnamese music
     11. n. (botany, culinary) several plants – of the genus Xanthoxylum and the family Piperaceae – which are used as spices; pepper (excluding chilli pepper)


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