paprika

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paprika - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paprika \Pa"pri*ka\, n. Also Paprica \Pa"pri*ca\ [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.]

paprika - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  paprika
      n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
           fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: sweet pepper,
           bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant
           , Capsicum annuum grossum]
      2: a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos