Etymology

urfa biber

Today it means: A smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa. Full definition →

Turkish Urfa biber
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  1. Turkish · borrowed fromUrfa biber
  2. English todayurfa biber

From Turkish Urfa biber, from Urfa + biber (“pepper”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.