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Meaning of paprika

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

paprika

Pronunciation:/pəˈpɹiːkə//pæpˈɹiːkə/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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. A variety of the spice.

  3. (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.

adjective

Definitions

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