[kahy-en, key-] 
| 1. | a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum. |
| 2. | the long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant. |
| 3. | the plant itself. |
| cay·enne pepper (kī-ěn', kā-) n. An orange-red to dark red condiment consisting of the ground ripe fruits of any of several pungent varieties of capsicum. Also called red pepper. [Alteration (by folk etymology from Cayenne) of kian, chian, from Tupi quiínia, hot pepper.] |
