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paprika

[ pa-pree-kuh, puh-, pah-, pap-ri-kuh ]

noun

  1. a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers.


adjective

  1. cooked or seasoned with paprika.

paprika

/ ˈpæprɪkə; pæˈpriː- /

noun

  1. a mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper
  2. the fruit or plant from which this seasoning is obtained
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paprika1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Hungarian, from Serbo-Croatian à첹 “pepper, paprika,” derivative of ȁ貹 “ground pepper,” from unattested Slavic ĭŭ, pĭprĭ (compare Old Church Slavonic ĭŭ, Slovenian é, Czech ř, Polish pieprz ), ultimately from Latin piper pepper
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paprika1

C19: via Hungarian from Serbo-Croat, from papar pepper
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The soap is flavoured to taste like beans on toast, and is made out of cacao butter, organic oat flour, avocado oil and paprika as well as beans and toast flavouring.

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For example, a pantry geared toward Mexican cooking might include cumin, smoked paprika, chipotle chiles, masa harina, and a bottle of good hot sauce.

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It has led to people boasting online about being the top consumer of paprika, toilet cleaner or pickled gherkins.

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Their pollen can cross-react with fruit and vegetables, including kiwi, banana, mango, avocado, grapes, celery, carrot and potato, and some herbs such as caraway, coriander, fennel, pepper and paprika.

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Onions and garlic, pureed or powdered, were common, as were savory spices like nutmeg and paprika.

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