paprika
/pəˈpɹiːkə//pæpˈɹiːkə/
noun
- 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
- 1
Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
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