paprika
[ pa-pree-kuh, puh-, pah-, pap-ri-kuh ]
/ pæˈpri kə, pə-, pɑ-, ˈpæp rɪ kə /
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noun
a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers.
adjective
cooked or seasoned with paprika.
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Origin of paprika
1895–1900; <Hungarian <Serbo-Croatian pàprika pepper, paprika, derivative of pȁpar ground pepper <Slavic *pĭprŭ,*pĭprĭ (compare OCS pĭprŭ,Slovene péper,Czech pepř,Polish pieprz) ≪ Latin piperpepper
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paprika
/ (ˈpæprɪkə, pæˈpriː-) /
noun
a mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper
the fruit or plant from which this seasoning is obtained
Word Origin for paprika
C19: via Hungarian from Serbo-Croat, from papar pepper
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