The difference between Chili pepper and Paprika

When used as nouns, chili pepper means any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin, whereas paprika means 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).

Paprika is also adjective with the meaning: of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chili pepper and Paprika

  1. Chili pepper as a noun:

    Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.

  1. Paprika as a 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).

  2. Paprika as a noun (countable):

    A variety of the spice.

  3. Paprika as a noun (countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers"):

    A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.

  4. Paprika as a noun:

    A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

    Examples:

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  1. Paprika as an adjective:

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

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