cayenne
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- 12
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Definition of cayenne
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
“What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?”
“His barbecue sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit.”
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noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
“What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?”
“His barbecue sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit.”
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Spice or verve.
“We speak ill of our neighbours, not from ill-nature, but idleness; satire is only the cayenne of conversation:...”
- (countable, uncountable)A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper.
name
- The capital city of French Guiana department.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).
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