paprika

== English == === Alternative forms === paprica (obsolete) === 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): /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɪkə/ (US) IPA(key): /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɪkə/ Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka Rhymes: -iːkə === Noun === paprika (countable and uncountable, plural paprikas) (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). (countable) A variety of the spice. (countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice. A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === paprika (comparative more paprika, superlative most paprika) Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Colors == Cebuano == === 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 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 the color of paprika === Adjective === paprika having a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika == Czech == === 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): [ˈpaprɪka] === Noun === paprika f paprika (powder used as a spice) pepper (fruit of the capsicum) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Gallery === === Further reading === “paprika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “paprika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology === From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika. === Noun === paprika c (singular definite paprikaen, not used in plural form) paprika (spice) ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑprikaː/, /ˈpaːprikaː/ Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka === Noun === paprika f (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikaatje n) sweet pepper, bell pepper (plant or fruit of Capsicum annuum varieties yielding sweet peppers) Deze paprika bevat veel zaadjes. ― This bell pepper contains a lot of seeds. Het lukt me niet om paprika te laten groeien op mijn balkon. ― I can't get a Capsicum annuum plant to grow on my balcony. paprika (spice) Synonym: paprikapoeder ==== Derived terms ==== == Faroese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish paprika. === Noun === paprika n (genitive singular paprika, uncountable) paprika (spice) ==== Declension ==== === See also === piparfrukt f (“bell pepper”) == Finnish == === Etymology === From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑprikɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝prikɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑprikɑ Syllabification(key): pap‧ri‧ka Hyphenation(key): pap‧ri‧ka === Noun === paprika pepper, bell pepper, sweet pepper (the fruit of a sweet variety of Capsicum annuum, used as vegetable) paprika (spice made of dried, ground fruit of the milder varieties of Capsicum annuum) ==== Usage notes ==== The fruit, and the spice made of spicy varieties of Capsicum annuum as well as of other Capsicum species are called chili or chilipippuri in Finnish. The spice may also be called chilijauhe. There's no clear line of distinction between paprika and chili. Also the size of the fruit counts. The large varieties are often called paprika even if they are quite hot. ==== Declension ==== Dated: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== pippuri === Further reading === “paprika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hungarian paprika. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.pʁi.ka/ Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka === Noun === paprika m (plural paprikas) paprika (powder used as a spice) === Further reading === “paprika”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàprika. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒprikɒ] Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka Rhymes: -kɒ === Noun === paprika (plural paprikák) paprika (spice) pepper, bell pepper (fruit) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === paprika in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish paprika, which see. === Noun === paprika f (genitive singular papriku, nominative plural paprikur) bell pepper ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== paprikuduft (“paprika (spice)”) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch paprika, from German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /papˈrika/ [pap̚ˈri.ka] Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: pap‧ri‧ka === Noun === paprika (plural paprika-paprika) sweet pepper, bell pepper (plant or fruit of Capsicum annuum varieties yielding sweet peppers) paprika (spice) === Further reading === “paprika”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latvian == === 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) sweet pepper, bell pepper (non-spicy type or cultivar of pepper, esp. Capsicum annuum) Synonym: saldais pipars paprikas augļi ― fruits of the sweet pepper (plant) (only plural) sweet pepper (the green, yellow or red fruits of this plant, eaten as vegetables; also, a condiment powder made from these fruits) Synonym: saldais pipars ==== Declension ==== == Limburgish == === Noun === paprika m or f (plural paprika) Veldeke spelling of Paprika == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Paprika, 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 paprika (spice) bell pepper ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Starosta, Manfred (1999), “paprika”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Paprika (“paprika, bell pepper”), from Hungarian paprika (“paprika, bell pepper”), from Serbo-Croatian pàprika (“paprika, bell pepper”), from pȁpar (“pepper”), from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь (“pepper”), from Latin piper (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Doublet of pepper. Cognate with English paprika, Czech paprika, Dutch paprika, Finnish paprika, and Polish papryka. === Noun === paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene) bell pepper (uncountable) paprika (spice) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika. === Noun === paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene) bell pepper (uncountable) paprika (spice) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From pȁpar (“pepper”) +‎ -ika, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pǎprika/ Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka === Noun === pàprika f (Cyrillic spelling па̀прика) bell pepper, pepper, paprika (Capsicum fruit) (Croatia) paprika (powdered spice) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hungarian: paprika (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === “paprika”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === 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): /paprika/, [ˈpaprika] Rhymes: -ika Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka === Noun === paprika f (relational adjective paprikový, diminutive paprička) pepper (fruit of the capsicum) paprika (powder used as a spice) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== paprikáš === Gallery === === Further reading === “paprika”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === páprika === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈpɾika/ [paˈpɾi.ka] Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: pa‧pri‧ka === Noun === paprika f (plural paprikas) paprika (spice) Synonym: pimentón === Further reading === “paprika”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika. === Noun === paprika c pepper, bell pepper (uncountable) paprika (spice) ==== Declension ==== === References === “paprika”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “paprika”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “paprika”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Dutch paprika, which see. === Noun === paprika c (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikake) bell pepper