▁term ▁for ▁C aps icum . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁( techn ically ▁ber ries ▁in ▁the ▁strict ▁botan ical ▁sense ) ▁of ▁C aps icum ▁plants ▁have ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁names ▁depending ▁on ▁place ▁and ▁type . ▁The ▁more ▁pi quant ▁vari eties ▁are ▁commonly ▁called ▁ch ili ▁pe ppers , ▁or ▁simply ▁ch ilis . ▁The ▁large , ▁m ild ▁form ▁is ▁called ▁bell ▁pe pper , ▁or ▁by ▁color ▁or ▁both ▁( green ▁pe pper , ▁green ▁bell ▁pe pper , ▁red ▁bell ▁pe pper , ▁etc .) ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁sweet ▁pe pper ▁or ▁simply ▁pe pper ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Malays ia , ▁but ▁typically ▁called ▁caps icum ▁in ▁Australia , ▁India , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁C aps icum ▁f ruits ▁of ▁several ▁vari eties ▁with ▁commercial ▁value ▁are ▁called ▁by ▁various ▁European - language ▁names ▁in ▁English , ▁such ▁as ▁j ala pe ño , ▁pe per onc ini , ▁and ▁pe per on cito ; ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁usually ▁sold ▁pick led . ▁Pap ri ka ▁( in ▁English ) ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁pow der ed ▁sp ice ▁made ▁of ▁d ried ▁C aps icum ▁of ▁several ▁sorts , ▁though ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁countries ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁fruit ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Both ▁whole ▁and ▁pow der ed ▁ch ili ▁are ▁frequent ▁ing red ients ▁in ▁d ishes ▁prepared ▁throughout ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁characteristic ▁of ▁several ▁cu is ine ▁styles