Phrase guide

Sichuan pepper

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Spice made from this pod.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A plant producing the pods, Zanthoxylum

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

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History

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَاغِرَة (fāḡira) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Aramaic: ܦܥܪܐ (pāʿrā) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Assamese: জাব্ৰাং (zabraṅ) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Karo Batak: tuba — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Toba Batak: andaliman — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Chinese Cantonese: 花椒 (faa1 ziu1) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Chinese Cantonese: 山椒 (saan1 ziu1) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花椒 (huājiāo) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 山椒 (shānjiāo) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Czech: sečuánský pepř — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Finnish: sichuaninpippuri — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Finnish: anispippuri — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Finnish: kiinanpippuri — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Gujarati: ચીરફળ (cīrphaḷ) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Hindi: तेजफल (tejphal) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Japanese: 山椒 (sanshō) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Konkani: तिरफळ (tirphaḷ) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Korean: 초피 (chopi) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Korean: 산초 (sancho) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Marathi: चिरफळ (cirphaḷ) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Nepali: टिमुर (ṭimura) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Persian: فاخِره (fâxere) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Polish: pieprz syczuański — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Serbo-Croatian: sečuanski papar — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Serbo-Croatian: sečuanski biber — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Serbo-Croatian: japanski papar — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Serbo-Croatian: japanski biber — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Swedish: sichuanpeppar — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Tibetan: གཡེར་མ (g.yer ma) — pod of Zanthoxylum
  • Vietnamese: tiêu Tứ Xuyên — pod of Zanthoxylum