mirchn.
/mɪətʃ/, /məːtʃ/, U.S. /mɪrtʃ/ 1. In Indian cookery: a pepper, esp. a hot pepper or chilli; (also) chilli powder.
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the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [noun] > pepper not from Piper nigrum > types of
long peppereOE
garden ginger1526
Guinea pepper1597
Ethiopian pepper1598
chilli1662
pimiento1671
pimento1673
piment1705
capsicum1725
cayenne1756
African pepper1788
paprika1839
Negro pepper1849
Japan pepper1866
shot-pepper1890
chilli powder1898
chile ancho1906
chile mulato1907
Aleppo pepper1920
pasilla1935
mirch1951
pepperoncino1951
shishito1975
chili pepper-
1951 W. Roberts & S. B. S. Kartar Singh Text Bk. Punjab Agric. (rev. ed.) xiv. 373 In Simla Hills an imported variety of pepper known as Simla mirch is also grown. It is used for salad and as vegetable. It is probably imported from U.S.A. and is referred to as Capiscum.
1970 Times of India 18 Jan. (Mag. section) 6/4 It is delightful to find prawns inside big capsicums... Take 10 big mirch (capsicums),..,½ kilo prawns, [etc.].
1975 M. Dayal Rediscovering Delhi iii. 27 As a preventive and a curative the citizens of Delhi should use plenty of mirch and masala (spices) in their food.
2003 Toronto Star (Nexis) 26 Nov. (Ontario ed.) (Food section) d1 Made of bright red ground chilies, the mirch gives the eyes as well as the taste buds a kick.
2016 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 28 Aug. Temper ghee with saahi jeera, add Kashmiri mirch, tomato puree, yoghurt, cashewnut paste and cook.
2. figurative (in Indian English). Intensity of feeling; vigour, excitement; exaggeration or hyperbole, esp. used to spice up a news story. Often in collocation with masala: = mirch masala n. 2.
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the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [noun]
zeala1425
mirch1985
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun]
flattering?c1225
supersault1503
exaggeration1565
exsuperation1623
transcendence1625
aggravation1628
superlationa1637
overreach1653
superjection1654
fulsomeness1684
claptrap1819
overcolouring1843
mirch masala1980
mirch1985
1985 India Today 16 Sept. 80/1 Adding mirch to the masala was Kamal Hasan, the superstar from the south, who confirmed speculation that he was the cause of Sarika's effect [sc. being pregnant].
1990 Times of India 16 Aug. 9/7 Adding mirch to the masala is a politician..who takes the..police to task.
?2003 K. R. Wadhwaney Indian Cricket Controv. xviii. 86 [He was] coaxed..into pleading guilty... A complete miscalculation as the incident, with added ‘Mirch and Masala’ was flashed in England, India and outside.
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