Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
paperknife
paperless
papershell
paperweight
paperwork
papery
Paphian
Paphos (1)
Paphos (2)
Papiamentu
papier collé
papier-mâché
papilla
papilloma
papillon
papillote
papist
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

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
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft