cayenne pepper

English

Alternative forms
  • Cayenne pepper

Etymology

From Old Tupi quiínia (“hot pepper”), later associated with Cayenne.[1][2]

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Noun

cayenne pepper (countable and uncountable, plural cayenne peppers)

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

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References
  1. “cayenne pepper”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cayenne”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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