Paprika

Meaning

  1. (feminine, masculine, strong) paprika (spice)
  2. (feminine, masculine, strong) bell pepper

Synonyms

Paprikaschote

Gemüsepaprika

Capsicum

spanischer Pfeffer

süße Paprika

grüne Paprika

Paprikagewürz

Spanischer Pfeffer

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaprika/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

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