PAPRIKA Meaning of PAPRIKA in English [ 'paprɪkə , pə'pri:kə ]■ noun a powdered spice with a deep orange-red colour and a mildly pungent flavour, made from certain varieties of sweet pepper.OriginC19: from Hungarian. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004