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ghost pepper

ghost pepper noun: synonym of bhut jolokia.

Noun

ghost pepper (plural ghost peppers)

  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia.
    • I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […]2012, Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim, Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking, page 241
    Synonyms:
    bhut jolokia

Synonyms of ghost pepper

Forms of ghost pepper

pluralghost peppers
alternative formghost chili
alternative formghost chili pepper

Origin of ghost pepper

Calque of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”). The first element ভোট (bhüt, “Bhutanese”) was mistakenly confused for the near-homonym ভূত (bhut, “ghost”), thus producing the English (mis-)translation "ghost pepper".

Questions about ghost pepper

What does ghost pepper mean?
Ghost pepper means synonym of bhut jolokia.
What part of speech is ghost pepper?
Ghost pepper is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost pepper?
The plural of ghost pepper is ghost peppers.

Words near ghost pepper in the dictionary

  1. Ghost of God
  2. ghost orchid
  3. ghost orchids
  4. ghost peak
  5. ghost peaks
  6. ghost pepper
  7. ghost peppers
  8. ghost piece
  9. ghost pieces
  10. ghost pipe
  11. ghost pipes

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