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...ystematic name '''1-Piperoylpiperidine''', is an alkaloid that gives black pepper (''Piper nigrum'') its pungency. ...term "Piperine" is derived from the Latin ''piper'', which is the term for pepper. The chemical suffix "-ine" is added to denote it as an alkaloid.

...ubcontinent]], commonly used in [[Indian cuisine]], [[Pakistani cuisine]], and other [[South Asian cuisine]]s. ...term "Garam Masala" comes from the [[Sanskrit]] word "garam" meaning "hot" and "masala" meaning "mixture of spices". The term is used in the [[Indian subc

..."spice" comes from the Old French word ''espice'', which became ''epice'', and which came from the Latin root ''spec'', the noun referring to "appearance, * [[Black pepper]]: Often referred to as the "king of spices," it comes from the berries of