paprika

English

/ˈpæpɹɨkə/, /pəˈpɹiːkə/

noun
Definitions
  • (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).
  • (countable) A variety of the spice.
  • (countable) A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
  • A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika (pepper) derived from Serbo-Croatian pàprika derived from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь derived from Latin piper (pepper) derived from Ancient Greek πέπερι (pepper).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πέπερι

Gloss

pepper

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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