Paprika

n. spice made from red pepper, type of piquant seasoning

Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried sweet red bell peppers (Capsicum annuum). In many European countries the name paprika also refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add colour and flavour to dishes. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word comes from the Hungarian "paprika", which derives from the Serbian "paprika", which means "the one that is hot" and it is derived from Serbian papar "pepper" which in turn was borrowed from the Latin "piper", for "pepper."Paprika is used as an ingredient in a broad variety of dishes throughout the world. Paprika (pimentón in Spain, colorau in Portugal, chiltoma in Nicaragua, but these "paprikas" are not made exclusively from bell peppers, other varieties are used, and there are several hot and sweet "paprikas") is principally used to season and colour rices, stews, and soups, such as goulash. In Spain, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Portugal, paprika is also used in the preparation of sausages as an ingredient that is mixed with meats and other spices. Paprika may be smoked for additional flavour.
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Noun
1. plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
(synonym) sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
(hypernym) capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant
(member-holonym) genus Capsicum
(part-meronym) sweet pepper
2. a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
(hypernym) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
(hyponym) Spanish paprika
(substance-holonym) sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
(substance-meronym) pimento, pimiento

n. paprika, spice made from red pepper, type of piquant seasoning

n. paprika, spice made from red pepper, type of piquant seasoning