Paprika

From Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaprika/, /ˈpaprɪka/

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Paprika m or f (genitive Paprika or Paprikas, plural Paprika or Paprikas)

1. (chiefly masculine) paprika (spice)
2. (chiefly feminine) bell pepper

• The genitive is (der) Paprika in feminine use, and (des) Paprika or (des) Paprikas in masculine use.
• The plural is most often unchanged Paprika when preceded by an article, determiner, or numeral, and most often Paprikas when standing alone. This distinction is just a tendency, however.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpʀikaː/

Paprika m (plural Paprikaen)

1. (uncountable) paprika
2. bell pepper