ghost chili

noun

Synonym of bhut jolokia.

Similar
bhut jolokia
Originas ভোট-জলকীয়া →
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Meanings

nounghost chili (plural ghost chilis)

plural ghost chilis · alternative ghost pepper · alternative ghost chili pepper

  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia.

    Synonyms: bhut jolokia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bhut jolokia.

Similar
bhut jolokia
Also see
bhut jolokia

Origin

  1. asভোট-জলকীয়া
  2. Englishghost chili

Calque of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, literally “Bhutanese chili”). The first element bhüt, meaning Bhutanese, was mistakenly confused for near-homonym ভূত (bhut) meaning ghost, thus producing the English (mis-)translation “ghost pepper”.

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APA

ghost chili. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20chili

MLA

“ghost chili.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20chili. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost chili,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20chili.

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