- a mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper
- the fruit or plant from which this seasoning is obtained
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pap•ri•ka /pæˈprikə, pə-, pɑ-, ˈpæprɪkə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a red powder made from dried, ripe sweet peppers, used as a spice in cooking.
pap•ri•ka
(pa prē′kə, pə-, pä-, pap′ri kə),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers.
adj.
- cooked or seasoned with paprika.
- Slavic *pĭprù, *pĭprĭ (compare Old Church Slavonic pĭprù, Slovene péper, Czech pepř, Polish pieprz)
Latin piper pepper - Serbo-Croatian pàprika pepper, paprika, derivative of pȁpar ground pepper
- Hungarian
- 1895–1900
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paprika /ˈpæprɪkə; pæˈpriː-/ n
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