ghost pepper

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”). The first element bhüt, meaning Bhutanese, was mistakenly confused for a near-homonym bhut meaning ghost, thus producing the English (mis-)translation "ghost pepper".[1]

Noun

ghost pepper (plural ghost peppers)

  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia
    • 2012, Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim, Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking, page 241:
      I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […]

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