paprika
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
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.
- (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
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Adjective
paprika (comparative more paprika, superlative most paprika)

- Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpaprɪka]
Declension
Derived terms
- paprička
- paprikový
- pálivá paprika
- sladká paprika
Related terms
Gallery
- Paprika
- Paprika
- Paprika
Danish
Declension
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | paprika | paprikaen |
genitive | paprikas | paprikaens |
Dutch
Etymology
From German paprika, 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
Declension
Declension of paprika (singular only) | ||
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n1s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | paprika | paprikað |
accusative | paprika | paprikað |
dative | paprika | paprikanum |
genitive | paprika | paprikans |
See also
- piparfrukt f (“bell pepper”)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑprikɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝prikɑ̝]
- 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) | ||||
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nominative | paprika | paprikat | ||
genitive | paprikan | paprikoiden paprikoitten | ||
partitive | paprikaa | paprikoita | ||
illative | paprikaan | paprikoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | paprika | paprikat | ||
accusative | nom. | paprika | paprikat | |
gen. | paprikan | |||
genitive | paprikan | paprikoiden paprikoitten paprikainrare | ||
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 | ||
abessive | paprikatta | paprikoitta | ||
instructive | — | paprikoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Inflection of paprika (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | paprika | paprikat | ||
genitive | paprikan | paprikoiden paprikoitten paprikojen | ||
partitive | paprikaa | paprikoita paprikoja | ||
illative | paprikaan | paprikoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | paprika | paprikat | ||
accusative | nom. | paprika | paprikat | |
gen. | paprikan | |||
genitive | paprikan | paprikoiden paprikoitten paprikojen paprikainrare | ||
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 | ||
abessive | paprikatta | paprikoitta | ||
instructive | — | paprikoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “paprika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.pʁi.ka/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka
Further reading
- “paprika”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian

Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàprika.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɒprikɒ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka
- Rhymes: -kɒ
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
Descendants
Further reading
- paprika in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Latvian



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)
- Synonym: saldais pipars
- 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
- (only plural) sweet pepper (the green, yellow or red fruits of this plant, eaten as vegetables; also, a condiment powder made from these fruits)
- Synonym: saldais pipars
- 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
Declension
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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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 |
Limburgish
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/
Declension
Further reading
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “paprika”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from German Paprika (“paprika, bell pepper”), from Hungarian paprika (“paprika, bell pepper”), from Serbo-Croatian pàprika (“paprika, bell pepper”), from pȁpar (“pepper”), from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь (“pepper”), from Latin piper (“pepper”), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Doublet of pepper.
Cognate with English paprika, Czech paprika, Dutch paprika, Finnish paprika, and Polish papryka.
Noun
paprika m (definite singular paprikaen, indefinite plural paprikaer, definite plural paprikaene)
- bell pepper
- (uncountable) paprika (spice)
Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
Declension
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)
Declension
Derived terms
- pálivá paprika
- paprikovať
- paprikový
- paprička
- sladká paprika
Related terms
Gallery
- Paprika
- Paprika
- Paprika
Further reading
- “paprika”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Alternative forms
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpɾika/ [paˈpɾi.ka]
- Rhymes: -ika
- Syllabification: pa‧pri‧ka
Further reading
- “paprika”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Declension
Declension of paprika | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | paprika | paprikan | paprikor | paprikorna |
Genitive | paprikas | paprikans | paprikors | paprikornas |