ghost chili
ghost chili · ghost chilis
Synonym of bhut jolokiaSynonym of bhut jolokia.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of bhut jolokia.
Origin
Calque of Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, literally “Bhutanese chili”). The first elemCalque 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”.
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