paprika

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Akin to paprikash.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæpɹɨkə/, /pəˈpɹiːkə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɨkə/
• Rhymes: -iːkə

Noun

paprika (countable and uncountable, plural paprikas)

1. (uncountable) 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).
   • 1995, Jean Andrews, Peppers: The Domesticated Capsicums, →ISBN, page 73:

     California is taking the lead, producing a paprika that is more standardized and more uniformly available than the European growers offer.

2. (countable) A variety of the spice.
   • 2011, Heidi Swan, Super Natural Evey Day, →ISBN:

     Using the trio of paprikas gives more flavour than you'd get using a single paprika.

3. (countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
   • 2003, Jonathan Bousfield, Rough Guide to Croatia, →ISBN, page 123:

     strings of red paprikas hang outside to dry in the autumn

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

   paprika colour:  

Adjective

paprika (comparative more paprika, superlative most paprika)

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

See also

• goulash
• pepper
• pimiento
• Appendix:Colors

Etymology

From English paprika, borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

paprika

1. paprika; powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these
2. the color of paprika

Adjective

paprika

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaprɪka/

Noun

paprika f

1. paprika (powder used as a spice)
2. pepper (fruit of the capsicum)

Gallery

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Further reading

• paprika in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• paprika in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Noun

paprika c (singular definite paprikaen, not used in plural form)

1. paprika (spice)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika, diminutive of papar (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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  IPA^(key): /ˈpɑprika/

• Audio

  (file)

  IPA^(key): /ˈpaprika/
• Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

paprika f (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikaatje n)

1. pepper, bell pepper

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian papar (“ground pepper”), from Latin piper.

Noun

paprika n (genitive singular paprika, uncountable)

1. paprika (spice)

See also

• piparfrukt f (“bell pepper”)

Noun

paprika

1. paprika (spice made of dried, ground fruit of the milder varieties of Capsicum annuum)
2. pepper, bell pepper, sweet pepper (the fruit of a sweet variety of Capsicum annuum, used as vegetable)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.pʁi.ka/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

paprika m (plural paprikas)

1. paprika (powder used as a spice)

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàprika.

Paprika

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒprikɒ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka

Noun

paprika (plural paprikák)

1. paprika (spice)
2. pepper, bell pepper (fruit)

Etymology

Via other European languages, borrowed from Hungarian paprika, itself from Serbo-Croatian páprika, from pȁpar, from Latin piper (“pepper”), whence also Latvian pipars (q.v.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [papɾika]

Noun

paprika m (1st declension)

1. sweet pepper, bell pepper (non-spicy type or cultivar of pepper, esp. Capsicum annuum)

   paprikas augļi ― fruits of the sweet pepper (plant)

   paprika dienvidos ir puskrūms, bet Latvijā to audzē kā viengadīgu augu ― in the south, sweet pepper is a perennial bush (= plant), but in Latvia it is grown as an annual plant

   paprikas dzimtene ir Amerikas kontinenta tropu rajoni ― the native land of sweet peppers are the tropical regions of the American condinent

2. (only plural) sweet pepper (the green, yellow or red fruits of this plant, eaten as vegetables; also, a condiment powder made from these fruits)

   gaļu sagriež gabaliņos, apcep taukvielā, liek katlā, pievieno papriku ― cut the meat into small pieces, fry in a fat substance (= butter or margarine), put it in a pot (and) add paprika

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaprʲika/

Noun

paprika f

1. paprika (spice)
2. bell pepper

Noun

paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene)

1. bell pepper
2. (uncountable) paprika (spice)

Noun

paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene)

1. bell pepper
2. (uncountable) paprika (spice)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǎprika/
• Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

pàprika f (Cyrillic spelling па̀прика)

1. bell pepper, pepper (Capsicum fruit)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaprika/

Noun

paprika f (genitive singular papriky, nominative plural papriky, genitive plural paprík, declension pattern of žena)

1. pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
2. paprika (powder used as a spice)

Gallery

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Further reading

• paprika in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Noun

paprika c

1. pepper, bell pepper
2. (uncountable) paprika (spice)

Noun

paprika c (plural paprika's)

1. bell pepper