Cayenne

/kaɪˈɛn/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of cayenne pepper. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?"

  2. 2
    a long and often twisted hot red pepper wordnet
  3. 3
    Spice or verve. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "We speak ill of our neighbours, not from ill-nature, but idleness; satire is only the cayenne of conversation:..."

  4. 4
    ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum wordnet
  5. 5
    A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of French Guiana department.

Synonyms

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red peppercapsicum annuum longumcapsicum fruitcayenne peppercayenne pepper powdercayenne spice

Example

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"Combine potato flesh with butter and green onion; stir until butter is melted evenly into potato. Add salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and cheese; stir until cheese is melted. Pour cream and egg yolk into potato mixture; mix to combine. Season with salt to taste."

Etymology

From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).

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