Definition
Paprika is a red spice made from dried, ground peppers, used to add color and flavor to food. Its taste can range from sweet and mild to hot and spicy.
Etymology
From Hungarian 'paprika', a diminutive of 'papar' from Serbo-Croatian, related to 'pepper'. The spice and its name spread through Central and Eastern Europe before becoming common in English.
Kelly Says
Paprika is a perfect example of how a New World plant—chili peppers—traveled to Europe and then came back to English with a Hungarian accent. The spice in your cupboard carries a whole history of trade routes and borrowed words.
Translations
ARالعربية
بابريكا
ba-ba-ri-ka
BNবাংলা
পেপরিকা
pe-pe-rika
CACatalà
paprika
pa-pri-ka
CSČeština
paprika
pa-pri-ka
DADansk
paprika
pa-pri-ka
DEDeutsch
Paprika
pa-pri-ka
ELΕλληνικά
παプリκα
pa-pri-ka
ESEspañol
pimentón
pee-men-thon
FAفارسی
پاپریکا
pa-pa-rika
FISuomi
paprika
pa-pri-ka
FRFrançais
paprika
pa-pri-ka
GUGU
કાળા મરચું
ka-la-ma-ruchun
HUMagyar
paprika
pa-pri-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
paprika
pa-pri-ka
ITItaliano
paprika
pa-pri-ka
KMKM
ក្បាលប្រពៃ
k'baal-bra-prey
MSBahasa Melayu
paprika
pa-pri-ka
NLNederlands
paprika
pa-pri-ka
NONorsk
paprika
pa-pri-ka
PLPolski
paprika
pa-pri-ka
PTPortuguês
pimenta
pee-men-ta
RUРусский
паприка
pa-pri-ka
SVSvenska
paprika
pa-pri-ka
SWKiswahili
paprika
pa-pri-ka
TAதமிழ்
பேப்பர்
ba-pe-per
UKУкраїнська
паприка
pa-pri-ka
URاردو
لال مرچ
la-la-merch
VITiếng Việt
paprika
pa-pri-ka