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From the bell-like shape.

bell pepper (countable and uncountable, plural bell peppers)

  1. (Canada, US, Philippines) Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
    Synonyms: sweet pepper (UK), capsicum (Australia)

spicy-sweet fruit