ghost pepper
English
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editEtymology
editCalque of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”). The first element bhüt, meaning Bhutanese, was mistakenly confused for a near-homonym bhut meaning ghost, thus producing the English (mis-)translation "ghost pepper".[1]
Noun
editghost pepper (plural ghost peppers)
- Synonym of bhut jolokia
- 2012, Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim, Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking, page 241:
- I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […]
References
edit- ^ Merriam-Webster, Definition of BHUT JOLOKIA.