If you wanted to describe the sound of a small brass bell that you can hold in your hand (this is an example image of what I mean - what word would you use? Brrring? Bling?
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A person working in an Indian supermarket was shocked when I told her it's called Bell Pepper in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland. I had to pull out Wikipedia to convince her it was true. (Probably because she associated pepper with the spice.) What is the historical/etymological explanation for this divergence in names between countries?
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The sound of Big Ben over the radio was traditionally rendered "Bong" (and sometimes referred to as the bongs, though I wouldn't recommend that in a normal context). Church bells are supposed to go "Ding-dong" when rung, e.g., for a wedding. I have seen the sound of a full peal rendered "Tin-tan-din-dan-bim-bam-bom-bo" (Dorothy Sayers, if I remember correctly), but, again, would hesitate to ...
1 A bell or a metal bar or tube, typically one of a set tuned to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck. 1.1 A melodious ringing sound produced by striking a set of chimes. ‘I hear the chimes of the hour from the courthouse’ (Oxford There is a corresponding verb form.