Refers to pepper as a spice or seasoning, often used in compounds like ブラックペッパー (black pepper) or ホワイトペッパー (white pepper).
This dish tastes great with plenty of black pepper sprinkled on top.
I sprinkled pepper on the salad.
ペッパーを効かせたステーキが好きだ。
I like steak with a strong hit of pepper.
pepper mill
red pepper
long pepper
Loanword from English 'pepper'.