What does "cayenne" mean?
Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
Cayenne
/kaɪˈɛn/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
- Grammar: cayenne is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: red pepper, capsicum annuum longum, capsicum fruit, cayenne pepper.
- Useful contrasts: bland, blue, blue color.
- Usage evidence: 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.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of cayenne pepper. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
"What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?"
- 2 a long and often twisted hot red pepper wordnet
- 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 ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum wordnet
- 5 A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper. countable, uncountable
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- 6 plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The capital city of French Guiana department.
Synonyms
All synonyms red peppercapsicum annuum longumcapsicum fruitcayenne peppercayenne pepper powdercayenne spice
Antonyms
Example
"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."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "cayenne"?
Common synonyms include: red pepper, capsicum annuum longum, capsicum fruit, cayenne pepper, cayenne pepper powder, cayenne spice.
How do you use "cayenne" in a sentence?
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.
How do you pronounce "cayenne"?
Pronounced /kaɪˈɛn/.
Etymology
From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).