ghost pepper

noun

Synonym of bhut jolokia.

Similar
bhut jolokia
Originas ভোট-জলকীয়া →
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Meanings

nounghost pepper (plural ghost peppers)

plural ghost peppers · alternative ghost chili · alternative ghost chili pepper

  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia.

    I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […]

    2012, Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim, Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking, page 241

    Synonyms: bhut jolokia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of bhut jolokia.

Similar
bhut jolokia
Also see
bhut jolokiaghost chilli

Origin

  1. asভোট-জলকীয়া“Bhutanese chili”
  2. Englishghost pepper

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

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APA

ghost pepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20pepper

MLA

“ghost pepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20pepper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost pepper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20pepper.

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