paprika

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpæpɹɨkə/, /pəˈpɹiːkə/
• (America) IPA: /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɨkə/

Noun

paprika

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, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
4. A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

    

Synonyms

• (pepper cultivar) green pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, yellow pepper, bell pepper, capsicum

Translations

• French: paprika
• German: Paprika
• Italian: paprika, paprica
• Portuguese: páprica
• Russian: па́прика
• Spanish: pimentón, páprika

Adjective

paprika

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

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