cayenne
a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum.
the long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
the plant itself.
Origin of cayenne
1- Also called cay·enne pep·per [kahy-en-pep-er, key-, kahy-en] /kaɪˈɛn ˈpɛp ər, keɪ-, ˈkaɪˌɛn/ .
Other words from cayenne
- cay·enned, adjective
Other definitions for Cayenne (2 of 2)
a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
(lowercase)Also called cay·enne whist . a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cayenne
/ (keɪˈɛn) /
the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop: 50 594 (1999)
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