cayenne pepper

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old TupiCategory:English terms derived from Old Tupi#CAYENNEPEPPER ky'ynha (“hot pepper”), later associated with Cayenne.[1][2] (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)Category:Requests for references for etymologies in English entries#CAYENNEPEPPER

Pronunciation

Noun

cayenne pepper (countable and uncountable, plural cayenne peppers)Category:English lemmas#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:English nouns#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:English uncountable nouns#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:English countable nouns#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:English countable nouns#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:English multiword terms#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CAYENNEPEPPERCategory:Pages with entries#CAYENNE%20PEPPERCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CAYENNE%20PEPPER

  1. Any of several very hot chilli peppers.
    Synonym: cayenne
  2. A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ “cayenne pepper”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “cayenne”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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