ghost pepper

Meaning

Noun

Synonym of bhut jolokia

Origin

Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া ("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".

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