English Explanatory Dictionary

ghost pepper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia.

Word forms

ghost pepper ghost peppers ghost chili ghost chili pepper

Etymology

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".

Synonyms

bhut jolokia
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