paprika

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • sweet pepper, bell pepper non-spicy type or cultivar of pepper, esp. Capsicum annuum
  • (only plural) sweet pepper the green, yellow or red fruits of this plant, eaten as vegetables, also, a condiment powder make

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika (pepper) derived from Serbo-Croatian páprika derived from Latin piper (pepper).

Origin

Latin

piper

Gloss

pepper

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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