ghost chili

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “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]

Noun

ghost chili (plural ghost chilis)

  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia

References
  1. Merriam-Webster, Definition of BHUT JOLOKIA.
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