pəˈprēkə, paˈ-, päˈ-, pȧˈ- sometimes -ˈprikə or ˈpaprə̇kə or ˈpaprēkə or ˈpäp- or ˈpȧp- noun
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Etymology: Hungarian, from Serbian, from papar pepper, from Greek peperi — more at pepper
1. : a condiment consisting of the dried finely ground pods of various cultivated sweet peppers (as the pimientos) — see hungarian paprika , king's paprika , spanish paprika
2. : a sweet pepper that is used for or is suitable for making paprika
3. : a strong reddish orange that is yellower and slightly darker than poppy, redder and deeper than fire red or scarlet vermilion, and redder and deeper than average coral red