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paprika definition

pa·prika (pə prē′kə; chiefly Brit pap′ri kə)

noun

a mild or hot, red, powdered condiment ground from certain capsicums, grown esp. in central Europe and the American tropics

Etymology: Hung < Serb pàprìka < pàpar, pepper < Gr peperi, pepper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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