paprika
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kə, pə-, pɑ-, ˈpæp noun
1.
a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers.
adjective
2.
cooked or seasoned with paprika.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Hungarian < Serbo-Croatian pàprika pepper, paprika, derivative of pȁpar ground pepper < Slavic *pĭprŭ, *pĭprĭ (compare OCS pĭprŭ, Slovene péper, Czech pepř, Polish pieprz) ≪ Latin piper pepper
1895–1900; < Hungarian < Serbo-Croatian pàprika pepper, paprika, derivative of pȁpar ground pepper < Slavic *pĭprŭ, *pĭprĭ (compare OCS pĭprŭ, Slovene péper, Czech pepř, Polish pieprz) ≪ Latin piper pepper
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| —n | |
| 1. | a mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper |
| 2. | the fruit or plant from which this seasoning is obtained |
| [C19: via Hungarian from Serbo-Croat, from papar | |
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Word Origin & History
paprika
1896, from Hungarian paprika, a dim. from Serbo-Croatian papar "pepper," from L. piper or Mod.Gk. piperi (see pepper). A condiment made from a New World plant, grown by the Turks at Buda from 1529.
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paprika
spice made from the pods of Capsicum annuum, an annual shrub belonging to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, and native to tropical areas of the Western Hemisphere, including Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies
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Example sentences
Pour into a low bowl, sprinkle with chopped parsley or dust with paprika and garnish with radish roses and scallion brushes.
One example of this would be the addition of paprika to ground beef or cuts of meat.
Sprinkle with hot water and pinches of sea salt and paprika.
The cigarette beetle feeds on a variety of stored products such as paprika, chili, and dried dog food.
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