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paprika

pa·pri·ka [ pa prkə, pə prkə, pápprikə ] (plural pa·pri·kas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mild red spice: a mild red spice made from various sweet red peppers, used especially in Hungarian cooking

2. sweet red pepper: a sweet red pepper or the plant on which it grows. Genus Capsicum.

3. reddish orange color: a bright reddish orange color

[Late 19th century. < Hungarian< Serbian pàpar "pepper" < Latin piper (see pepper)]

pa·pri·ka adjective
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