ghost chili

== English == === Alternative forms === ghost pepper ghost chili pepper === Etymology === Calque of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, literally “Bhutanese chili”). The first element bhüt, meaning Bhutanese, was mistakenly confused for near-homonym ভূত (bhut) meaning ghost, thus producing the English (mis-)translation “ghost pepper”. === Noun === ghost chili (plural ghost chilis) Synonym of bhut jolokia. === References ===