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paprika

paprika

1 3.2
A pepper plant with large sweet fruits used in salads and to make the spice
  • noun
  • /pæˈpriːkə/
translation icon : pimiento
  • Paprika sounds like a great housewarming gift, but there are so many kinds to choose from!
  • paprika plants
  • grow paprika

Examples

  • The chicken paprika recipe is actually an excellent dish that can be a favorite and is easy to put together.

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  • The chicken paprika is served along with great accompaniments to create an excellent meal.

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  • The chicken paprika functions well with excellent accompaniments to be a very good meal.

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  • And then I put rocket paprika and hummus and also tomato as well.

  • Lots of paprika!

  • Paprika!

  • The Chicken Paprika Recipe

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  • Paul's the paparaz de Chile and there's this paprika kind of pepper paprika from Chile.

  • "Henry" goes to lunch with other faculty members and faints with lust as a colleague's wife is "filling her compact and delicious body with chicken paprika."

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  • I sprinkled some paprika on the roasted vegetables to enhance their flavor and color.

Synonyms

bell pepper
vspaprika
  • US
21 1.6

A large sweet vegetable shaped like a bell and eaten raw or cooked

is used not only as a vegetable but to produce spice powder
sweet pepper
vspaprika
1 1.5

A large mild fruit often eaten as a vegetable with thick walls and a bell shape

is additionally used to make a bright red ground spice
pimento
vspaprika
1 6.7

A plant that grows large mild red peppers used in salads or for stuffing

is broader, covering salad use and production of ground spice
Capsicum annuum grossum
vspaprika
  • Specialized
4.1

A large sweet pepper with thick walls and a bell shape used in cooking

is also used to produce a red ground spice besides salad use
sweet pepper plant
vspaprika
  • UK
2.3

A plant that grows large, mild fruits like bell peppers for salads

is also cultivated for making the common ground spice
capsicum pepper plant
vspaprika
  • Specialized
3.8

A tropical plant that grows peppers used in cooking or as spice

is the specific plant also commonly used to make a spice powder

Compounds

A dish of chicken in broth with onions and paprika, usually served with sour cream

A creamy sauce of fried onion, paprika and cream

A red powder from Spanish peppers used to add mild, sweet or smoky flavor to food

How Spicy

habanero
4 4.9
chili pepper
  • US
9 1.0
paprika
1 3.2
bell pepper
  • US
21 1.6

Surface Forms

paprika singular
paprikas plural

Etymology

Paprika comes from Hungarian and at first named the pepper plant itself, a kind of 'little pepper'. That's why paprika also refers to the fresh, mild bell-shaped peppers that are eaten or used to make the spice.