ghost pepper

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