bhut jolokia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese ভোট-জলকীয়া (bhüt-zolokia, literally “Bhutanese chili”) or ভূত-জলকীয়া (bhut-zolokia, literally “ghost chili”).

Noun

bhut jolokia (plural bhut jolokias)

1. A kind of very spicy hot chili pepper from India.

   Synonyms: ghost pepper, ghost chili, ghost chili pepper

Translations

Translations

• French: jolokia, piment jolokia