paprika

See also: Paprika, paprikā, and páprika

English

Paprika

Examples of the fruits of the plant species Capsicum annuum, called bell peppers and chilli peppers, used to make paprika. Both bell peppers and the spice are called paprika in many languages, but not in English.

Alternative forms

paprica (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Akin to paprikash.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæˈpɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɨkə/
(US) IPA^(key): /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɨkə/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -iːkə

Noun

paprika (countable and uncountable, plural paprikas)

(uncountable) Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking).
- 1995, Jean Andrews, Peppers: The Domesticated Capsicums, →ISBN, page 73:
  California is taking the lead, producing a paprika that is more standardized and more uniformly available than the European growers offer.
(countable) A variety of the spice.
- 2011, Heidi Swan, Super Natural Evey Day, →ISBN:
  Using the trio of paprikas gives more flavour than you'd get using a single paprika.
(countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
- 2003, Jonathan Bousfield, Rough Guide to Croatia, →ISBN, page 123:
  strings of red paprikas hang outside to dry in the autumn
A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.
paprika:

Derived terms

Spanish paprika

Translations

ground spice

Arabic:
Egyptian Arabic: بابريكا‎ f (babrika)
Hijazi Arabic: بابركا‎ f (bābrika), پاپركا‎ f (pāprika)
Moroccan Arabic: تحميرة‎ (taḥmīra)
Belarusian: па́прыка f (pápryka)
Bulgarian: сладък червен пипер (sladǎk červen piper)
Burmese: အရောင်တင်မှုန့် (my) (a.raungtanghmun.)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 紅椒粉, 红椒粉 (hung⁴ ziu¹ fan²), 甜紅椒粉, 甜红椒粉 (tim⁴ hung⁴ ziu¹ fan²), 甜椒粉 (tim⁴ ziu¹ fan²)
Mandarin: 辣椒粉 (làjiāofěn)
Czech: paprika (cs) f
Danish: paprika (da) c
Dutch: paprika (nl) f
Esperanto: papriko
Faroese: paprika n, piparfrukt f (capsicum anuum)
Finnish: paprika (fi), paprikajauhe
French: paprika (fr) m
Galician: pemento (gl) m, paprica f
Georgian: წიწაკა (c̣ic̣aḳa)
German: Paprika (de) f
Greek: πάπρικα (el) f (páprika), κοκκινοπίπερο (el) n (kokkinopípero)
Hungarian: paprika (hu), pirospaprika (hu)
Ido: papriko (io)
Indonesian: paprika (id)
Italian: paprika (it) f, paprica (it) f
Japanese: パプリカ (ja) (papurika)
Korean: 파프리카 (papeurika)
Maltese: paprika
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: paprika m
Nynorsk: paprika m
Persian: پاپریکا‎ (pâprikâ)
Polish: papryka (pl)
Portuguese: páprica (pt) f, colorau (pt)
Romanian: paprică (ro) f, boia (ro) f
Russian: па́прика (ru) f (páprika)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: па̀прика f
Roman: pàprika (sh) f
Slovene: paprika (sl) f
Spanish: pimentón (es) m, páprika (es) f, paprika (es) f
Swedish: paprika (sv)
Turkish: paprika (tr)
Ukrainian: па́прика f (pápryka)
Yiddish: פּאַפּריקע‎ f (paprike)

variety of the spice

Finnish: paprika (fi)

dried peppers

Finnish: kuivattu paprika (bell peppers); kuivattu chili (chilli peppers)

colour

Japanese: パプリカ色 (papurika iro)

Adjective

paprika (comparative more paprika, superlative most paprika)

Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

Translations

colour

Japanese: パプリカ色の (papurikairo no)

Cebuano

Etymology

From English paprika, borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

paprika

paprika; powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these
the color of paprika

Adjective

paprika

having a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaprɪka/

Noun

paprika f

paprika (powder used as a spice)
pepper (fruit of the capsicum)

Declension

Declension of paprika

	singular	plural
nominative	paprika	papriky
genitive	papriky	paprik
dative	paprice	paprikám
accusative	papriku	papriky
vocative	papriko	papriky
locative	paprice	paprikách
instrumental	paprikou	paprikami

Derived terms

paprička
paprikový
pálivá paprika
sladká paprika

Related terms

paprikáš

Gallery

Paprika
Paprika
Paprika

Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

paprika c (singular definite paprikaen, not used in plural form)

paprika (spice)

Declension

Declension of paprika

common gender	Singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	paprika	paprikaen
genitive	paprikas	paprikaens

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from an Indo-Aryan language.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑprikaː/, /ˈpaːprikaː/
Audio (file)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

paprika f (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikaatje n)

sweet pepper, bell pepper
paprika (spice)
Synonym: paprikapoeder

Derived terms

paprikachips
paprikapoeder
paprikasnuitkever

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar (“ground pepper”), from Latin piper.

Noun

paprika n (genitive singular paprika, uncountable)

paprika (spice)

Declension

Declension of paprika (singular only)
n1s	singular
n1s	indefinite	definite
nominative	paprika	paprikað
accusative	paprika	paprikað
dative	paprika	paprikanum
genitive	paprika	paprikans

Finnish

Etymology

From Hungarian paprika.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑprikɑ/, [ˈpɑprikɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑprikɑ
Syllabification^(key): pap‧ri‧ka

Noun

paprika

paprika (spice made of dried, ground fruit of the milder varieties of Capsicum annuum)
pepper, bell pepper, sweet pepper (the fruit of a sweet variety of Capsicum annuum, used as vegetable)

Usage notes

The fruit, and the spice made of spicy varieties of Capsicum annuum as well as of other Capsicum species are called chili or chilipippuri in Finnish. The spice may also be called chilijauhe. There's no clear line of distinction between paprika and chili. Also the size of the fruit counts. The large varieties are often called paprika even if they are quite hot.

Declension

Inflection of paprika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		paprika	paprikat
genitive		paprikan	paprikoiden paprikoitten
partitive		paprikaa	paprikoita
illative		paprikaan	paprikoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paprika	paprikat
accusative	nom.	paprika	paprikat
accusative	gen.	paprikan	paprikat
genitive		paprikan	paprikoiden paprikoitten paprikain^rare
partitive		paprikaa	paprikoita
inessive		paprikassa	paprikoissa
elative		paprikasta	paprikoista
illative		paprikaan	paprikoihin
adessive		paprikalla	paprikoilla
ablative		paprikalta	paprikoilta
allative		paprikalle	paprikoille
essive		paprikana	paprikoina
translative		paprikaksi	paprikoiksi
instructive		—	paprikoin
abessive		paprikatta	paprikoitta
comitative		—	paprikoineen

Possessive forms of paprika (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	paprikani	paprikamme
2nd person	paprikasi	paprikanne
3rd person	paprikansa

Especially in the past also:

Inflection of paprika (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		paprika	paprikat
genitive		paprikan	paprikoiden paprikoitten paprikojen
partitive		paprikaa	paprikoita paprikoja
illative		paprikaan	paprikoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		paprika	paprikat
accusative	nom.	paprika	paprikat
accusative	gen.	paprikan	paprikat
genitive		paprikan	paprikoiden paprikoitten paprikojen paprikain^rare
partitive		paprikaa	paprikoita paprikoja
inessive		paprikassa	paprikoissa
elative		paprikasta	paprikoista
illative		paprikaan	paprikoihin
adessive		paprikalla	paprikoilla
ablative		paprikalta	paprikoilta
allative		paprikalle	paprikoille
essive		paprikana	paprikoina
translative		paprikaksi	paprikoiksi
instructive		—	paprikoin
abessive		paprikatta	paprikoitta
comitative		—	paprikoineen

Possessive forms of paprika (type katiska)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	paprikani	paprikamme
2nd person	paprikasi	paprikanne
3rd person	paprikansa

Compounds

maustepaprika
paprikajauhe
ruokapaprika

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.pʁi.ka/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

paprika m (plural paprikas)

paprika (powder used as a spice)

Hungarian

Paprika

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàprika.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɒprikɒ]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka
Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

paprika (plural paprikák)

paprika (spice)
pepper, bell pepper (fruit)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	paprika	paprikák
accusative	paprikát	paprikákat
dative	paprikának	paprikáknak
instrumental	paprikával	paprikákkal
causal-final	paprikáért	paprikákért
translative	paprikává	paprikákká
terminative	paprikáig	paprikákig
essive-formal	paprikaként	paprikákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	paprikában	paprikákban
superessive	paprikán	paprikákon
adessive	paprikánál	paprikáknál
illative	paprikába	paprikákba
sublative	paprikára	paprikákra
allative	paprikához	paprikákhoz
elative	paprikából	paprikákból
delative	paprikáról	paprikákról
ablative	paprikától	paprikáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	paprikáé	paprikáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	paprikáéi	paprikákéi

Possessive forms of paprika
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	paprikám	paprikáim
2nd person sing.	paprikád	paprikáid
3rd person sing.	paprikája	paprikái
1st person plural	paprikánk	paprikáink
2nd person plural	paprikátok	paprikáitok
3rd person plural	paprikájuk	paprikáik

Derived terms

paprikás

Compound words

csilipaprika
tévépaprika
tv-paprika
zöldpaprika

Expressions

töltött paprika

Descendants

→ Cebuano: paprika
→ Czech: paprika
→ Dutch: paprika
→ English: paprika
→ Faroese: paprika
→ Finnish: paprika
→ French: paprika
→ German: Paprika
→ Japanese: パプリカ
→ Latvian: paprika
→ Lower Sorbian: paprika
→ Polish: papryka
→ Slovak: paprika

Icelandic

Etymology

From Hungarian paprika via some Germanic language.

Noun

paprika f (genitive singular papriku, nominative plural paprikur)

bell pepper

Declension

declension of paprika

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	paprika	paprikan	paprikur	paprikurnar
accusative	papriku	paprikuna	paprikur	paprikurnar
dative	papriku	paprikunni	paprikum	paprikunum
genitive	papriku	paprikunnar	paprika	paprikanna

Latvian

Paprika (1)

Paprika (2)

Paprika (2)

Etymology

Via other European languages, borrowed from Hungarian paprika, itself from Serbo-Croatian páprika, from pȁpar, from Latin piper (“pepper”), whence also Latvian pipars (q.v.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [papɾika]

Noun

paprika m (1st declension)

sweet pepper, bell pepper (non-spicy type or cultivar of pepper, esp. Capsicum annuum)
paprikas augļi ― fruits of the sweet pepper (plant)
paprika dienvidos ir puskrūms, bet Latvijā to audzē kā viengadīgu augu
in the south, sweet pepper is a perennial bush (= plant), but in Latvia it is grown as an annual plant
paprikas dzimtene ir Amerikas kontinenta tropu rajoni
the native land of sweet peppers are the tropical regions of the American continent
Synonym: saldais pipars
(only plural) sweet pepper (the green, yellow or red fruits of this plant, eaten as vegetables; also, a condiment powder made from these fruits)
gaļu sagriež gabaliņos, apcep taukvielā, liek katlā, pievieno papriku
cut the meat into small pieces, fry in a fat substance (= butter or margarine), put it in a pot (and) add paprika
Synonym: saldais pipars

Declension

Declension of paprika (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	paprika	paprikas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	papriku	paprikas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	paprikas	papriku
dative (datīvs)	paprikai	paprikām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	papriku	paprikām
locative (lokatīvs)	paprikā	paprikās
vocative (vokatīvs)	paprika	paprikas

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaprʲika/

Noun

paprika f

paprika (spice)
bell pepper

Declension

Declension of paprika

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	paprika	paprice	papriki
Genitive	papriki	paprikowu	paprikow
Dative	paprice	paprikoma	paprikam
Accusative	papriku	paprice	papriki
Instrumental	papriku	paprikoma	paprikami
Locative	paprice	paprikoma	paprikach

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene)

bell pepper
(uncountable) paprika (spice)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene)

bell pepper
(uncountable) paprika (spice)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From pȁpar (“pepper”) +‎ -ika, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pǎprika/
Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

Noun

pàprika f (Cyrillic spelling па̀прика)

bell pepper, pepper, paprika (Capsicum fruit)
(Croatia) paprika (powdered spice)

Declension

Declension of paprika

	singular	plural
nominative	pàprika	paprike
genitive	paprike	pȁprīkā
dative	paprici	paprikama
accusative	papriku	paprike
vocative	papriko	paprike
locative	paprici	paprikama
instrumental	paprikom	paprikama

Descendants

→ Hungarian: paprika (see there for further descendants)

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaprika/

Noun

paprika f (genitive singular papriky, nominative plural papriky, genitive plural paprík, declension pattern of žena)

pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
paprika (powder used as a spice)

Declension

Declension of paprika

	singular	plural
nominative	paprika	papriky
genitive	papriky	paprík
dative	paprike	paprikám
accusative	papriku	papriky
locative	paprike	paprikách
instrumental	paprikou	paprikami

Derived terms

pálivá paprika
paprikovať
paprikový
paprička
sladká paprika

Related terms

paprikáš

Gallery

Paprika
Paprika
Paprika

Spanish

Alternative forms

páprika

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

Noun

paprika f (plural paprikas)

paprika (spice)
Synonym: pimentón

Swedish

Etymology

From Hungarian paprika.

Noun

paprika c

pepper, bell pepper
(uncountable) paprika (spice)

Declension

Declension of paprika
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	paprika	paprikan	paprikor	paprikorna
Genitive	paprikas	paprikans	paprikors	paprikornas

West Frisian

Etymology

From Hungarian paprika.

Noun

paprika c (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikake)

bell pepper

paprika

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

Translations

See also

Cebuano

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Adjective

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Gallery

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

Noun

Declension

See also

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Compounds

See also

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Noun

Declension

See also

Latvian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Noun

Norwegian Nynorsk