Chinese

Noun

胡椒

1. pepper, especially black pepper (both the plant and the spice)
2. Short for 胡椒粉 (hújiāofěn).
3. (Min Dong) nonsense, bullshit

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

胡椒 ‎(hiragana こしょう, katakana コショウ, romaji koshō)

1. pepper (spice)

See also

• 白胡椒 (しろこしょう) ‎(shirokoshō, “white pepper”)
• 黒胡椒 (くろこしょう) ‎(kurokoshō, “black pepper”)
• 粒胡椒 (つぶこしょう) ‎(tsubukoshō, “grain pepper”)