ピーマン

ぴーまん

noun

green pepper, bell pepper

1. green pepper, bell pepper

A green bell pepper. In Japanese, ピーマン typically refers to the smaller, thinner-walled green peppers common in Asian cooking rather than the larger Western bell peppers.

ピーマンの肉(にく)詰(づ)めを作(つく)った。

I made stuffed green peppers.

子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)はピーマンが苦手(にがて)だった。

I didn't like green peppers when I was a kid.

ピーマンとパプリカを細切(ほそぎ)りにして炒(いた)め物(もの)に入(い)れた。

I julienned green peppers and paprika and added them to the stir-fry.

Usage

ピーマン is one of the most commonly disliked vegetables among Japanese children, frequently appearing in surveys of children's least favorite foods. Common dishes include ピーマンの肉(にく)詰(づ)め (meat-stuffed peppers) and 青椒(チンジャオ)ロースー (pepper steak stir-fry).

Note on scope

Larger, colorful bell peppers (red, yellow, orange) are usually called パプリカ in Japanese, while ピーマン refers to the smaller green variety.

Common collocations

ピーマンの肉(にく)詰(づ)め (meat-stuffed green peppers)
ピーマンを炒(いた)める (stir-fry green peppers)
ピーマンの種(たね)を取(と)る (remove green pepper seeds)

Etymology

From French "piment" (pepper).

Related Words

Compare: パプリカ (sweet bell pepper)

Compare: ししとう (shishito pepper)

Related: 家庭菜園(かていさいえん) (home vegetable garden)

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