Meanings
plural pepper sprays · alternative pepper-spray
- uncountableusuallyA non-lethal chemical agent derived from peppers used in riot control and personal self-defense.
The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
Synonyms: capsicum spray, OC gas, OC spray, pepper gas
present singular third person pepper sprays · participle present pepper spraying · participle past pepper sprayed · past pepper sprayed · alternative pepper-spray
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA non-lethal chemical agent derived from peppers used in riot control and personal self-defense.
Translations
Arabic رشاش الفلفل
- رشاش الفلفلnon-lethal riot-control agent
Bengali পিপার স্প্রে
- পিপার স্প্রে (pipar spre)non-lethal riot-control agent
Catalan gas pebre
- gas pebrenon-lethal riot-control agent
Chinese Cantonese 胡椒噴霧 /胡椒喷雾
- 胡椒噴霧 /胡椒喷雾 (wu⁴ ziu¹ pan³ mou⁶)non-lethal riot-control agent
Chinese Mandarin 胡椒噴霧 /胡椒喷雾
- 胡椒噴霧 /胡椒喷雾 (hújiāo pēnwù)non-lethal riot-control agent
Czech pepřový sprej, pepřák
- pepřový sprejnon-lethal riot-control agent
- pepřáknon-lethal riot-control agent
Danish peberspray
- peberspraynon-lethal riot-control agent
Dutch pepperspray
- pepperspraynon-lethal riot-control agent
Finnish pippurisumute, paprikasumutin
- pippurisumutenon-lethal riot-control agent
- paprikasumutinnon-lethal riot-control agent
French gaz poivre, gaz poivré
- gaz poivrenon-lethal riot-control agent
- gaz poivrénon-lethal riot-control agent
- poivre de Cayennenon-lethal riot-control agent
German Pfefferspray
- Pfefferspraynon-lethal riot-control agent
Hebrew תרסיס פלפל
- תרסיס פלפלnon-lethal riot-control agent
Hungarian paprikaspray, paprikaspré
- paprikaspraynon-lethal riot-control agent
- paprikasprénon-lethal riot-control agent
- paprikaszprénon-lethal riot-control agent
Icelandic piparúði
- piparúðinon-lethal riot-control agent
Italian gas OC
- gas OCnon-lethal riot-control agent
Japanese トウガラシスプレー
- トウガラシスプレー (tōgarashi supurē)non-lethal riot-control agent
Korean 후추 스프레이, 페퍼 스프레이
- 후추 스프레이 (huchu seupeurei)non-lethal riot-control agent
- 페퍼 스프레이 (pepeo seupeurei)non-lethal riot-control agent
Malay penyembur lada
- penyembur ladanon-lethal riot-control agent
Norwegian pepperspray
- pepperspraynon-lethal riot-control agent
Persian اسپری فلفل
- اسپری فلفلnon-lethal riot-control agent
Polish gaz pieprzowy
- gaz pieprzowynon-lethal riot-control agent
Portuguese spray de pimenta
- spray de pimentanon-lethal riot-control agent
Russian олеорези́н ка́псикум, перцо́вый аэрозо́ль
- олеорези́н ка́псикум (oleorezín kápsikum)non-lethal riot-control agent
- перцо́вый аэрозо́ль (percóvyj aerozólʹ)non-lethal riot-control agent
- перцо́вый газ (percóvyj gaz)non-lethal riot-control agent
Spanish aerosol de pimienta
- aerosol de pimientanon-lethal riot-control agent
Swedish pepparsprej
- pepparsprejnon-lethal riot-control agent
Thai สเปรย์พริกไทย
- สเปรย์พริกไทยnon-lethal riot-control agent
Turkish biber gazı, biber spreyi
- biber gazınon-lethal riot-control agent
- biber spreyinon-lethal riot-control agent
Vietnamese bình xịt hơi cay
- bình xịt hơi caynon-lethal riot-control agent
Cite this entry
pepper spray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20spray
“pepper spray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20spray. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepper spray,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20spray.
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