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I would like to say something like this: Ich hätte gerne zwei Paprika.

Is it correct? Should I change it to "zwei Paprikas"?

My dictionaries show that Paprika doesn't have a plural form.

Pons: no Plural for Paprika

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  • The head of the block shows: Pap·ri·ka <-s, -[s] [o. -, -[s]]> [ˈpaprika] SUBST m o f. I don't know where this is explained, but it seems, that (one of) the -[s] is meant to denote the plural.
    – user unknown
    Commented Oct 3, 2022 at 3:57
  • @user unknown It shows "-s" in plural, but it also says "kein Pl" - it's confusing
    – Codewife_101
    Commented Oct 3, 2022 at 4:31
  • The dictionary says that there is no plural för meanings 1 and 2, but there is also 3.
    – Carsten S
    Commented Oct 3, 2022 at 7:20
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    @CarstenS: Technically, the OP explicitly mentions "der Paprika", whereas meaning 3 is noted to be exclusively used feminine in the quoted dictionary. I am not sure this exclusion was intentional, though. (With that said, there are regional variations and while I (S-W Germany) have never encountered "Paprika" with a masculine article, some of the linked samples contradict the claim that it there is an exclusive feminine usage for the "Schote".)
    – O. R. Mapper
    Commented Oct 3, 2022 at 7:44
  • @O.R.Mapper, I hadn't noticed that, thanks.
    – Carsten S
    Commented Oct 3, 2022 at 7:47

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Duden:

Plural: die Paprika[s]

Du kannst sowohl sagen "Ich kaufe 2 Paprika" als auch "Ich kaufe 2 Paprikas."

Paprika wird im Dt. sowohl für die Frucht, als auch für das Gewürz verwendet, und wenn der Plural im Zshg. mit dem Gewürz eher selten gebraucht wird, so wird ein Gewürzhändler dennoch Gebrauch davon machen können, wenn er beispielsweise auf Hersteller/Marken oder Sorten bezugnehmend feststellt: "Ich habe 2 Salze (Meersalz und Bergwerkssalz), 5 Pfeffer (weiß, schwarz, grün, rot und bunt) und 2 Paprika[s] (mild und scharf)".

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    I understand if you prefer to answer in German even though the question is in English. But if you must do that, please do not use abbreviations like Dt. and Zshg. Some of us are not native speakers and abbreviations like this are sometimes difficult to understand.
    – RDBury
    Commented Oct 3, 2022 at 11:11

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