Meanings
nounbhut jolokia (plural bhut jolokias)
plural bhut jolokias
- A kind of very spicy hot chili pepper from India.
Synonyms: ghost pepper, ghost chili, ghost chili pepper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of very spicy hot chili pepper from India.
Origin
- asভোট-জলকীয়া
- Englishbhut jolokia
Borrowed from Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, literally “Bhutanese chili”) or ভূত-জলকীয়া (bhut-zolokia, literally “ghost chili”).
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French jolokia, piment jolokia
- jolokiaTranslations
- piment jolokiaTranslations
Polish naga Jolokia
- naga JolokiaTranslations
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