paprika

Noun

A red spice made from dried, ground bell or chili peppers.
plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
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).
A variety of the spice.
A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

Adj

Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

Examples

He sprinkled PAPRIKA across the board, adding zest to his score.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian paprika, from Serbo-Croatian pàprika, from pȁpar, from Proto-Slavic *pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”). Akin to paprikash.

Synonyms

bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant

Scrabble Score: 15

paprika: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
paprika: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paprika: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

paprika: valid Words With Friends Word