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paprika
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun paprika has 2 senses
- paprika(n = noun.plant) bell pepper, capsicum annuum grossum, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers; Array has parts: sweet pepper
- paprika(n = noun.food) Array - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos; Array is a kind of flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
is a member of capsicum, genus capsicum
is a kind of capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper
has particulars: spanish paprika
CIDE DICTIONARY
paprika, n. [Hung. paprika Turkish pepper; prob. through G.].
The dried ripened fruit of Capsicum annuum or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ROGET THESAURUS
paprika
Condiment
N condiment, seasoning, sauce, spice, relish, appetizer, salt, mustard, grey poupon mustard, pepper, black pepper, white pepper, peppercorn, curry, sauce piquante, caviare, onion, garlic, pickle, achar, allspice, bell pepper, Jamaica pepper, green pepper, chutney, cubeb, pimento, capsicum, red pepper, chili peppers, cayenne, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, oregano, cloves, fennel, pot herbs, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, marjoram, frankincense, balm, myrrh, paprika, saffron, ginger, turmeric.
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