ghost pepper
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ghost pepper
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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".
noun ghost peppers · ghost chili · ghost chili pepper
- Synonym of bhut jolokia. I buy a puree of ghost peppers from Dave's Gourmet, the makers of Dave's Insanity Sauce […]
