Meanings
nounSichuan pepper (usually uncountable, plural Sichuan peppers)
plural Sichuan peppers · alternative Szechuan pepper
- countableuncountableusuallyThe 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.
- countableusuallyA plant producing the pods, Zanthoxylum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSpice made from this pod.
Similar
fagara pepperflower pepper
Translations
Arabic فَاغِرَة
- فَاغِرَة (fāḡira)pod of Zanthoxylum
Chinese Cantonese 花椒, 山椒
- 花椒 (faa¹ ziu¹)pod of Zanthoxylum
- 山椒 (saan¹ ziu¹)pod of Zanthoxylum
Chinese Mandarin 花椒, 山椒
- 花椒 (huājiāo)pod of Zanthoxylum
- 山椒 (shānjiāo)pod of Zanthoxylum
Czech sečuánský pepř
- sečuánský pepřpod of Zanthoxylum
Finnish sichuaninpippuri, anispippuri
- sichuaninpippuripod of Zanthoxylum
- anispippuripod of Zanthoxylum
- kiinanpippuripod of Zanthoxylum
Hindi तेजफल
- तेजफल (tejphal)pod of Zanthoxylum
Japanese 山椒
- 山椒 (sanshō)pod of Zanthoxylum
Korean 초피, 산초
- 초피 (chopi)pod of Zanthoxylum
- 산초 (sancho)pod of Zanthoxylum
Persian فاخِره
- فاخِره (fâxere)pod of Zanthoxylum
Polish pieprz syczuański
- pieprz syczuańskipod of Zanthoxylum
Swedish sichuanpeppar
- sichuanpepparpod of Zanthoxylum
Vietnamese tiêu Tứ Xuyên
- tiêu Tứ Xuyênpod of Zanthoxylum
Cite this entry
APA
Sichuan pepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sichuan%20pepper
MLA
“Sichuan pepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sichuan%20pepper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sichuan pepper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sichuan%20pepper.
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