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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cay•enne /kaɪˈɛn, keɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya sharp-tasting powder used to flavor foods, made of the pods and seeds of a pepper plant.
- Plant Biologythe long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
Also called cayˈenne ˈpep•per. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cay•enne (kī en′, kā-),USA pronunciation n. - a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum.
- Plant Biologythe long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself. Also called cayenne′ pep′per.
- Tupi kyinha, but long associated with Cayenne
- short for cayenne pepper, formerly cayan 1750–60
- Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of French Guiana. 19,668.
- (l.c.) Also called cayenne′ whist′. a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Cayenne /keɪˈɛn/ n - the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop: 50 594 (1999)
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