Meanings
plural ghost chili peppers · alternative ghost chili · alternative ghost pepper
- Synonym of bhut jolokia.
Synonyms: bhut jolokia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bhut jolokia.
Origin
- asভোট-জলকীয়া“Bhutanese chili”
- asভূত-জলকীয়া“Ghost chili”
- Englishghost chili pepper
From ghost + chili pepper. Calque of Assamese ভূত-জলকীয়া (bhut-zolokia, “Ghost chili”), based on a misunderstanding of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”).
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ghost chili pepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20chili%20pepper
“ghost chili pepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20chili%20pepper. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost chili pepper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20chili%20pepper.
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