paprika
/pəˈpriːkə/
noun
- A red powder made from dried sweet peppers, used as a spice in cooking to add color and flavor.
- The recipe calls for a teaspoon of smoked paprika to give the stew a rich, earthy taste.
- Paprika is a key ingredient in Hungarian goulash.
- She sprinkled paprika on the deviled eggs for a pop of color.
- The sweet pepper plant (Capsicum annuum) that produces the fruit used to make the spice.
- We harvested the paprika before the first frost.
- The farmer grew rows of paprika in the greenhouse.
- Paprika peppers turn bright red when they are fully ripe.