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• paprica (dated)

語源

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.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɪkə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /pəˈpɹiːkə/, /pæpˈɹiːkə/, /ˈpæpɹɪkə/
• 韻: -iːkə
• ハイフネーション: pa‧pri‧ka

名詞

paprika (countable and uncountable, plural paprikas)

1. (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).
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 56:

     As a condiment in food, paprika is reputed to be strongly aphrodisiac.

   • 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.

2. (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.

3. (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

4. A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

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派生語

形容詞

paprika (comparative more paprika, superlative most paprika)

1. Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

参考

• Appendix:Colors