cayenne
pronunciation
How to pronounce cayenne in British English:
UK [keɪˈen]
How to pronounce cayenne in American English:
US [keɪ'en]
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- Noun:
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
- ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
- a long and often twisted hot red pepper
Word Origin
- cayenne (n.)
- "pungent dried pepper," 1756, from Tupi (Brazil) kyynha "capsicum," mistakenly associated with town of Cayenne in French Guyana. The town name is the French form of Guyana.
Example
- 1. The raita gets additional spark from fresh mint and a little cayenne heat .
- 2. The powder cayenne contains capsaicin , which improves blood circulation while reducing cholesterol .
- 3. Even porsche is considering developing a " baby " cayenne , and other smaller models .
- 4. Police say he crashed his porsche cayenne into another car and ran over its driver as she tried to stop him fleeing .
- 5. Some use menthol or camphor , others use cayenne or capsaicin , a derivative of hot peppers or methyl salicylate .