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ghost chili

noun

Etymology

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”.

  1. calqued from ভোট-জলকীয়া

Definitions

  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia.

The neighborhood

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