adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/pəˈpɹiːkə/
UK:/pæpˈɹiːkə/
UK:/ˈpæpɹɪkə/
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US:/pæpˈɹiːkə/
US:/ˈpæpɹɪkə/
rhymes with -iːkə
CMU ARPABET:P AE0 P R IY1 K AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P AH0 P R IY1 K AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A variety of the spice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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noun
Meaning 5
A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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.
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