The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paprika \Pa"pri*ka\, n. Also Paprica \Pa"pri*ca\ [Hung. paprika
   Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]
   The dried ripened fruit of Capsicum annuum or various other
   species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment
   prepared from it.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]