ghost chili

English

Alternative forms

• ghost pepper
• ghost chili pepper

Etymology

Calque 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”.

Noun

ghost chili (plural ghost chilis)

1. Synonym of bhut jolokia