Noun: cayenne 'kI,en or key'en or kI'en
- A long and often twisted hot red pepper
"She sprinkled cayenne pepper on her eggs for extra heat"; "The recipe called for a pinch of cayenne to give the soup a kick";
- cayenne pepper
- Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
"He sprinkled a pinch of cayenne pepper on the devilled eggs for extra heat";
- cayenne pepper, red pepper
- Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
"He grew cayenne peppers for making his own hot sauce";
- cayenne pepper, chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli pepper [Brit], jalapeño, Capsicum annuum longum
Derived forms: cayennes
Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, chile [US], chili [N. Amer], chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli [Brit], chilli pepper [Brit], flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], pepper, seasoner, seasoning
Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum
Encyclopedia: Cayenne, French Guiana