noun, adj — 5 senses
UK /pəˈpɹiːkə/ · US /pəˈpɹiːkə/
Etymology 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.
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).
A variety of the spice.
Rare 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, 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.
Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
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