Paprika vs. Pepper
Difference Between Paprika and Pepper
Paprikanoun
(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).
Peppernoun
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
Paprikanoun
(countable) A variety of the spice.
Peppernoun
(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
Paprikanoun
A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
Peppernoun
A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.Surely "pepper" covers all varieties as in most of this definition, while "bell pepper" and "capsicum" only refer to the large roundish mild varieties specifically
Paprikanoun
A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.
Peppernoun
(baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".Paprikaadjective
Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
Peppernoun
(cryptography) A randomly-generated value that is added to another value (such as a password) prior to hashing. Unlike a salt, a new one is generated for each value and it is held separately from the value.
Paprikanoun
plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
Pepperverb
(transitive) To add pepper to.
Paprikanoun
a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
Pepperverb
(transitive) To strike with something made up of small particles.
Pepperverb
(transitive) To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.Pepperverb
(transitive) To add (something) at frequent intervals.
He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.Peppernoun
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Peppernoun
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Peppernoun
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
Peppernoun
sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
Pepperverb
add pepper to;
pepper the soupPepperverb
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles;
pelt the speaker with questions
