This is the 1409th most frequent Chinese word.
辣椒
Chili pepper.
The word 辣椒 refers to chili peppers as an ingredient in the dish.
这道菜有很多辣椒，吃起来非常辛辣。
This dish has a lot of chili peppers, making it very spicy.
Here, 辣椒 is used to indicate the chili peppers consumed for their flavor.
我喜欢吃辣椒，因为它会让食物更有味道。
I like eating chili peppers because they add more flavor to food.
In this sentence, 辣椒 represents the chili peppers as a crop being cultivated.