Paprika vs. Pepper

Paprika vs. Pepper — Is There a Difference?
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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

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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.

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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 soup

Pepperverb

attack and bombard with or as if with missiles;

pelt the speaker with questions