# 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

* (UK) IPA: /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɪkə/
** Audio (UK); /ˈpæp-/:(file)
* (US) IPA: /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɪkə/
* Rhymes: -iːkə
* Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

### 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
### Adjective

paprika (comparative more paprika, superlative most paprika)
* Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

#### See also

* goulash
* pepper
* pimiento
* Appendix:Colors

## 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, 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: [ˈpaprɪka]

### Noun

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

#### Derived terms

* paprička
* paprikový
* pálivá paprika
* sladká paprika

#### Related terms

* paprikáš

### Gallery

* Paprika
* Paprika
* Paprika

### Further reading

* “paprika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “paprika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika.

### Noun

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

#### Declension
## 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: /ˈpɑprikaː/, /ˈpaːprikaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

### Noun

paprika f (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikaatje n)
* sweet pepper, bell pepper (plant or fruit of Capsicum annuum varieties yielding sweet peppers)
    Deze paprika bevat veel zaadjes. ― This bell pepper contains a lot of seeds.
    Het lukt me niet om paprika te laten groeien op mijn balkon. ― I can't get a Capsicum annuum plant to grow on my balcony.
* paprika (spice)
    Synonym: paprikapoeder

#### Derived terms

* paprikachips
* paprikaplant
* paprikapoeder
* paprikasnuitkever
* puntpaprika

## Faroese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Danish paprika.

### Noun

paprika n (genitive singular paprika, uncountable)
* paprika (spice)

#### Declension
### See also

* piparfrukt f (“bell pepper”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑprikɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝prikɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑprikɑ
* Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka

### Noun

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

#### 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

Possessive forms of paprika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikani
paprikani
accusative
nom.
paprikani
paprikani
gen.
paprikani
genitive
paprikani
paprikoideni paprikoitteni paprikaini $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaani
paprikoitani
inessive
paprikassani
paprikoissani
elative
paprikastani
paprikoistani
illative
paprikaani
paprikoihini
adessive
paprikallani
paprikoillani
ablative
paprikaltani
paprikoiltani
allative
paprikalleni
paprikoilleni
essive
paprikanani
paprikoinani
translative
paprikakseni
paprikoikseni
abessive
paprikattani
paprikoittani
instructive
comitative
—paprikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikasi
paprikasi
accusative
nom.
paprikasi
paprikasi
gen.
paprikasi
genitive
paprikasi
paprikoidesi paprikoittesi paprikaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaasi
paprikoitasi
inessive
paprikassasi
paprikoissasi
elative
paprikastasi
paprikoistasi
illative
paprikaasi
paprikoihisi
adessive
paprikallasi
paprikoillasi
ablative
paprikaltasi
paprikoiltasi
allative
paprikallesi
paprikoillesi
essive
paprikanasi
paprikoinasi
translative
paprikaksesi
paprikoiksesi
abessive
paprikattasi
paprikoittasi
instructive
comitative
—paprikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikamme
paprikamme
accusative
nom.
paprikamme
paprikamme
gen.
paprikamme
genitive
paprikamme
paprikoidemme paprikoittemme paprikaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaamme
paprikoitamme
inessive
paprikassamme
paprikoissamme
elative
paprikastamme
paprikoistamme
illative
paprikaamme
paprikoihimme
adessive
paprikallamme
paprikoillamme
ablative
paprikaltamme
paprikoiltamme
allative
paprikallemme
paprikoillemme
essive
paprikanamme
paprikoinamme
translative
paprikaksemme
paprikoiksemme
abessive
paprikattamme
paprikoittamme
instructive
comitative
—paprikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikanne
paprikanne
accusative
nom.
paprikanne
paprikanne
gen.
paprikanne
genitive
paprikanne
paprikoidenne paprikoittenne paprikainne $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaanne
paprikoitanne
inessive
paprikassanne
paprikoissanne
elative
paprikastanne
paprikoistanne
illative
paprikaanne
paprikoihinne
adessive
paprikallanne
paprikoillanne
ablative
paprikaltanne
paprikoiltanne
allative
paprikallenne
paprikoillenne
essive
paprikananne
paprikoinanne
translative
paprikaksenne
paprikoiksenne
abessive
paprikattanne
paprikoittanne
instructive
comitative
—paprikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikansa
paprikansa
accusative
nom.
paprikansa
paprikansa
gen.
paprikansa
genitive
paprikansa
paprikoidensa paprikoittensa paprikainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaansa
paprikoitaan paprikoitansa
inessive
paprikassaan paprikassansa
paprikoissaan paprikoissansa
elative
paprikastaan paprikastansa
paprikoistaan paprikoistansa
illative
paprikaansa
paprikoihinsa
adessive
paprikallaan paprikallansa
paprikoillaan paprikoillansa
ablative
paprikaltaan paprikaltansa
paprikoiltaan paprikoiltansa
allative
paprikalleen paprikallensa
paprikoilleen paprikoillensa
essive
paprikanaan paprikanansa
paprikoinaan paprikoinansa
translative
paprikakseen paprikaksensa
paprikoikseen paprikoiksensa
abessive
paprikattaan paprikattansa
paprikoittaan paprikoittansa
instructive
comitative
—paprikoineen paprikoinensa :
Especially in the past also:
Possessive forms of paprika (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikani
paprikani
accusative
nom.
paprikani
paprikani
gen.
paprikani
genitive
paprikani
paprikoideni paprikoitteni paprikojeni paprikaini $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaani
paprikoitani paprikojani
inessive
paprikassani
paprikoissani
elative
paprikastani
paprikoistani
illative
paprikaani
paprikoihini
adessive
paprikallani
paprikoillani
ablative
paprikaltani
paprikoiltani
allative
paprikalleni
paprikoilleni
essive
paprikanani
paprikoinani
translative
paprikakseni
paprikoikseni
abessive
paprikattani
paprikoittani
instructive
comitative
—paprikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikasi
paprikasi
accusative
nom.
paprikasi
paprikasi
gen.
paprikasi
genitive
paprikasi
paprikoidesi paprikoittesi paprikojesi paprikaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaasi
paprikoitasi paprikojasi
inessive
paprikassasi
paprikoissasi
elative
paprikastasi
paprikoistasi
illative
paprikaasi
paprikoihisi
adessive
paprikallasi
paprikoillasi
ablative
paprikaltasi
paprikoiltasi
allative
paprikallesi
paprikoillesi
essive
paprikanasi
paprikoinasi
translative
paprikaksesi
paprikoiksesi
abessive
paprikattasi
paprikoittasi
instructive
comitative
—paprikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikamme
paprikamme
accusative
nom.
paprikamme
paprikamme
gen.
paprikamme
genitive
paprikamme
paprikoidemme paprikoittemme paprikojemme paprikaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaamme
paprikoitamme paprikojamme
inessive
paprikassamme
paprikoissamme
elative
paprikastamme
paprikoistamme
illative
paprikaamme
paprikoihimme
adessive
paprikallamme
paprikoillamme
ablative
paprikaltamme
paprikoiltamme
allative
paprikallemme
paprikoillemme
essive
paprikanamme
paprikoinamme
translative
paprikaksemme
paprikoiksemme
abessive
paprikattamme
paprikoittamme
instructive
comitative
—paprikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikanne
paprikanne
accusative
nom.
paprikanne
paprikanne
gen.
paprikanne
genitive
paprikanne
paprikoidenne paprikoittenne paprikojenne paprikainne $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaanne
paprikoitanne paprikojanne
inessive
paprikassanne
paprikoissanne
elative
paprikastanne
paprikoistanne
illative
paprikaanne
paprikoihinne
adessive
paprikallanne
paprikoillanne
ablative
paprikaltanne
paprikoiltanne
allative
paprikallenne
paprikoillenne
essive
paprikananne
paprikoinanne
translative
paprikaksenne
paprikoiksenne
abessive
paprikattanne
paprikoittanne
instructive
comitative
—paprikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
paprikansa
paprikansa
accusative
nom.
paprikansa
paprikansa
gen.
paprikansa
genitive
paprikansa
paprikoidensa paprikoittensa paprikojensa paprikainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
paprikaansa
paprikoitaan paprikojaan paprikoitansa paprikojansa
inessive
paprikassaan paprikassansa
paprikoissaan paprikoissansa
elative
paprikastaan paprikastansa
paprikoistaan paprikoistansa
illative
paprikaansa
paprikoihinsa
adessive
paprikallaan paprikallansa
paprikoillaan paprikoillansa
ablative
paprikaltaan paprikaltansa
paprikoiltaan paprikoiltansa
allative
paprikalleen paprikallensa
paprikoilleen paprikoillensa
essive
paprikanaan paprikanansa
paprikoinaan paprikoinansa
translative
paprikakseen paprikaksensa
paprikoikseen paprikoiksensa
abessive
paprikattaan paprikattansa
paprikoittaan paprikoittansa
instructive
comitative
—paprikoineen paprikoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* paprikainen
* chilipaprika
* herne-maissi-paprika
* maustepaprika
* paprikajauhe
* paprikasumute
* paprikasumutin
* ruokapaprika
* vihannespaprika

#### See also

* pippuri

### 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
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

paprika m (plural paprikas)
* paprika (powder used as a spice)

### 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: [ˈpɒprikɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pap‧ri‧ka
* Rhymes: -kɒ

### Noun

paprika (plural paprikák)
* paprika (spice)
* pepper, bell pepper (fruit)

#### Derived terms

* paprikás
* csilipaprika
* tévépaprika
* tv-paprika
* zöldpaprika
* 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

### 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

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Danish paprika, which see.

### Noun

paprika f (genitive singular papriku, nominative plural paprikur)
* bell pepper

#### See also

* paprikuduft (“paprika (spice)”)

## 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: [papɾika]
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### 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 auguin 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 rajonithe 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 paprikucut the meat into small pieces, fry in a fat substance (= butter or margarine), put it in a pot (and) add paprika

#### Declension
## Limburgish
### Noun

paprika m or f (plural paprika)
* Veldeke spelling of Paprika

## 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: /ˈpaprʲika/

### Noun

paprika f
* paprika (spice)
* bell pepper

#### 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
### Etymology

From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika.

### 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: /pǎprika/
* Hyphenation: pa‧pri‧ka

### Noun

pàprika f (Cyrillic spelling па̀прика)
* bell pepper, pepper, paprika (Capsicum fruit)
* (Croatia) paprika (powdered spice)

#### Descendants

* → Hungarian: paprika (see there for further descendants)

### Further reading

* “paprika”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## 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: [ˈpaprika]

### Noun

paprika f (relational adjective paprikový, diminutive paprička)
* pepper (fruit of the capsicum)
* paprika (powder used as a spice)

#### Derived terms

* pálivá paprika
* paprikovať
* sladká paprika

#### Related terms

* paprikáš

### 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, 2003–2025

## 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈpɾika/ [paˈpɾi.ka]
* Rhymes: -ika
* Syllabification: pa‧pri‧ka

### Noun

paprika f (plural paprikas)
* paprika (spice)
    Synonym: pimentón

### Further reading

* “paprika”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From German Paprika, from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian paprika.

### Noun

paprika c
* pepper, bell pepper
* (uncountable) paprika (spice)

#### Declension
### References

* paprika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* paprika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* paprika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## West Frisian
### Etymology

From Dutch paprika, which see.

### Noun

paprika c (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikake)
* bell pepper