paprika

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking).
2. (countable) A variety of the spice.
3. (countable, rare) A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
4. (countable, uncountable) A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

Adj

Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

Synonyms

pepper

bell pepper

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cayenne pepper

sweet pepper plant

pimiento

pimento

sweet pepper

cayenne

chili

chilli

capsicum

red pepper

Capsicum annuum grossum

coriander

chilli pepper

ornamental pepper

chili pepper

Chile pepper

habanero

Jamaica pepper

chilie

cumin

green pepper

jalapeño

Translations

paprika

paprika

paprica

Paprika

pimentón

páprica

pimiento

πάπρικα

poivron

paprika

paprica

κοκκινοπίπερο

piment

pebre vermell

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈpɹiːkə/

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit: पिप्पलि

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 Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Akin to paprikash.