paprika
noun
- spice
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pəˈpɹiːkə/ / /pæpˈɹiːkə/ / /ˈpæpɹɪkə/
adj
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.
noun
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).
“As a condiment in food, paprika is reputed to be strongly aphrodisiac.”
“California is taking the lead, producing a paprika that is more standardized and more uniformly available than the European growers offer.”
- A variety of the spice.
“Using the trio of paprikas gives more flavour than you'd get using a single paprika.”
- A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
“strings of red paprikas hang outside to dry in the autumn”
- A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.