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Paprika

/pəˈpɹiːkə/

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).

📖 Definitions of "Paprika"

noun
  1. 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. 2

    A variety of the spice.

  3. 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. 4

    A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

adjective
  1. 1

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

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