Definition of cayenne Cayenne

/kajˌɛˈn/ - [kayen] - cay•enne

We found 9 definitions of cayenne from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: cayennes

cayenne - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
  cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum
  capsicum pepper plant, capsicum, pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
  genus capsicum, capsicum chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
  chilli, chilly, chile, chili, chili pepper a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
cayenne - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
  cayenne pepper, red pepper
  flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
cayenne - a long and often twisted hot red pepper
  cayenne pepper
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cayenne (Noun)
    cayenne Cayenne pepper .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cayenne (n.)
    Cayenne pepper.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cayenne
    The capital city of French Guiana.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cayenne
    kā-en′, Cayenne-pepper, kā-en′-pep′ėr, n. a very pungent red pepper, made from several species of capsicum.—adj. Cayenned′, seasoned with cayenne. [Usually referred to Cayenne in French Guiana; but there is little doubt the word is Brazilian.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • cayenne
    French Guiana, South America; settled by the French, 1604-35. It afterwards came successively into the hands of the English (1654), French, and Dutch. The last were expelled by the French in 1677. Cayenne was taken by the British, January 12, 1809, but was restored to the French in 1814.

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