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ghost chili pepper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
ghost chili pep-per
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bhut jolokia.

Etymology

From ghost + chili pepper. Calque of Assamese ভূত-জলকীয়া (bhut-zolokia, “Ghost chili”), based on a misunderstanding of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ভোট-জলকীয়া

Inflected Forms

ghost chili peppers (plural) ghost chili (alternative) ghost pepper (alternative)

Synonyms

bhut jolokia

Questions

What does ghost chili pepper mean?
Synonym of bhut jolokia.
Where does ghost chili pepper come from?
From ghost + chili pepper. Calque of Assamese ভূত-জলকীয়া (bhut-zolokia, “Ghost chili”), based on a misunderstanding of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”).

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