paprika

noun

pa·​pri·​ka pə-ˈprē-kə 

pa-

: a usually mild red condiment consisting of the dried finely ground pods of various sweet peppers

also : a sweet pepper used for making paprika

Examples of paprika in a Sentence

tomato sauce made with garlic, paprika, and pepper

Recent Examples on the Web

For additional seasoning on the fries (added before air frying), consider chili powder, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper. —Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024

Try this tofu ground beef recipe, seasoned with chili powder, garlic, onion, smoked paprika and nutritional yeast. —Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024

Adobo is a mix of salt, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, oregano, cumin, garlic powder, and chili powder. —Zayda Rivera, Parents, 2 July 2024

Santini, a young chef who started working with the brothers in late 1924, also put his spin on the salad years later, adding paprika to croutons, according to research by Escobedo and Avakian, who owns the property where Caesar’s now is located. —Alexandra Mendoza, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Hungarian, from Serbian & Croatian, from papar ground pepper, ultimately from Latin piper — more at pepper

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

paprika

noun

pa·​pri·​ka pə-ˈprē-kə 

pa-

: a mild red spice consisting of the dried finely ground fruit of various cultivated sweet peppers