"ghost chili" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost chilis [plural]
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”. Etymology templates: {{der|en|as|ভোট-জলকীয়া||Bhutanese chili|tr=bhüt-zolokia}} Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, “Bhutanese chili”), {{m|as|ভূত}} ভূত (bhut) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost chili (plural ghost chilis)
  1. Synonym of bhut jolokia Categories (lifeform): Peppers Synonyms: bhut jolokia [synonym, synonym-of], ghost pepper, ghost chili pepper

Inflected forms

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