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pa·pri·ka

(pă-prē′kə, pə-, păp′rĭ-kə)

1. A powdered seasoning made from sweet red peppers, ranging in flavor from mild to hot.

2. A dark to deep or vivid reddish orange.

[Hungarian, from Serbian, from papar, ground pepper, from Slavic *piprŭ, from Latin piper; see pepper.]

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paprika

(ˈpæprɪkə; pæˈpriː-)

1. (Cookery) a mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper

2. (Plants) the fruit or plant from which this seasoning is obtained

[C19: via Hungarian from Serbo-Croat, from papar pepper]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pap•ri•ka

(pæˈpri kə, pə-, pɑ-, ˈpæp rɪ kə)

n.

a red, powdery condiment derived from dried, ripe sweet peppers.

[1895–1900; < Hungarian < Serbo-Croatian papar ground pepper « Latin piper pepper]

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Noun	1.	paprika - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant sweet pepper - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads paprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos genus Capsicum, Capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
	2.	paprika - a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos pimento, pimiento - fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts Spanish paprika - a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

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pimentón dulce

paprika

[ˈpæprɪkə] N → pimentón m, paprika f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

paprika

(ˈpӕprikə) , ((especially American) pəˈpri:kə) noun

a type of red pepper powder used in cooking. pimientón dulce

paprika

→ pimentón dulce

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get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called "paprika hendl," and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians.

There was a dog howling all night under my window, which may have had something to do with it; or it may have been the paprika, for I had to drink up all the water in my carafe, and was still thirsty.

I had for breakfast more paprika, and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was "mamaliga", and egg-plant stuffed with forcemeat, a very excellent dish, which they call "impletata".

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The secret is in the skillet and in your trusty microwave oven-with a little help from some butter, salt and maybe paprika.

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A Middle Eastern-inspired favourite, this Aldi low-cost Chicken Shawarma has exotic flavours of paprika, cumin, cinnamon, ginger and chilli.

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Chicken jollof INGREDIENTS SERVES 4 8 chicken thighs with skin and bone in 1 red onion, sliced 1 red pepper large, deseeded and sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 thumb of ginger, grated 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp hot smoked paprika 400ml tin chopped tomatoes 600ml chicken stock 1 large courgette 2cm diced 200g mixed colour cherry tomatoes 300g basmati rice 15g coriander, roughly chopped To serve: lime wedges DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6.

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