cayenne pepper
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Tupi ky'ynha (“hot pepper”), later associated with Cayenne.[1][2] (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cayenne pepper (countable and uncountable, plural cayenne peppers)
- Any of several very hot chilli peppers.
- Synonym: cayenne
- A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above.
Translations
[edit]hot chilli pepper
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spice
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References
[edit]- ^ “cayenne pepper”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “cayenne”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]cayenne pepper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia