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ghost pepper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
ghost pep-per
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bhut jolokia.

Example Sentences

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".

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

bhut jolokia

Questions

What does ghost pepper mean?
Synonym of bhut jolokia.
Where does ghost pepper come from?
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".

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