(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).

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

plural of paprika

plural of paprikash

A Hungarian dish resembling goulash (a paprika-based potato stew), but without potatoes and using meat instead, often chicken and sometimes veal.

(dated) The chicken paprikash, a popular Hungarian dish.