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Peppercorns vs Paprika - What's the difference?

peppercorns | paprika |

As nouns the difference between peppercorns and paprika

is that peppercorns is while paprika is paprika (spice).

peppercorns

English

Noun

(head)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (pepper cultivar) green pepper, red pepper, sweet pepper, yellow pepper, bell pepper, capsicum

    Derived terms

    * Spanish paprika

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
  • See also

    * goulash * pepper * pimiento * ----