PAPRIKA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("paprika" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Meronyms (substance of "paprika"):

pimento; pimiento (fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paprika"):

Spanish paprika (a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain)

Holonyms ("paprika" is a substance of...):

bell pepper; Capsicum annuum grossum; paprika; pimento; pimiento; sweet pepper; sweet pepper plant (plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers)

Meaning:

Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Synonyms:

bell pepper; Capsicum annuum grossum; paprika; pimento; pimiento; sweet pepper; sweet pepper plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("paprika" is a kind of...):

capsicum; capsicum pepper plant; pepper (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)

Meronyms (parts of "paprika"):

sweet pepper (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)

Meronyms (substance of "paprika"):

paprika (a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos)

Holonyms ("paprika" is a member of...):

Capsicum; genus Capsicum (chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers)