As nouns the difference between paprika and paprikash
is that paprika is 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) while paprikash is a Hungarian dish resembling goulash (a paprika-based potato stew), but without potatoes and using meat instead, often chicken and sometimes veal.
As an adjective paprika
is of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
paprika
Noun
(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).
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(countable) A variety of the spice.
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(countable) A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
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A bright reddish orange colour like that of the dried paprika.
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Synonyms
* (pepper cultivar) green pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, yellow pepper, bell pepper, capsicum
Derived terms
* Spanish paprika
Adjective
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en adjective)
Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
See also
* goulash
* pepper
* pimiento
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paprikash
English
(Chicken paprikash)
Alternative forms
* paprikas
Noun
(en-noun)
A Hungarian dish resembling goulash (a paprika-based potato stew), but without potatoes and using meat instead, often chicken and sometimes veal. 