cayenne

¹

[ kahy-en, key-, kahy-en ]

noun

1. a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum.
2. the long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
3. the plant itself.

Cayenne

²

[ kahy-en, key- ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
2. (lowercase) Also called cay·enne whist. a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each.

Cayenne

/ keɪˈɛn /

noun

1. 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)

Other Words From

• cay·enned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cayenne¹

1750–60; short for cayenne pepper, formerly cayan < Tupi kyinha, but long associated with Cayenne

Example Sentences

Add artichokes and oysters, lemon juice, Worcestershire, dash of cayenne or hot sauce, and bring back up to a low boil then reduce heat and allow to cook low about 10 minutes.

From Salon

A squeeze of fresh lemon along with fresh, peppery extra virgin olive oil, shaved purple onion, and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper take it all up a level.

From Salon

Make dressing: Whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and a light to medium sprinkle of cayenne.

From Salon

He was accused of driving a Porsche Cayenne through a red light on Church Street, Llanelli on 28 November 2023.

From BBC

"From a morphological point of view, the skull of a present-day small cat is just as strange and modified as that of a large sabre-toothed felid," says Dr Margot Michaud, a researcher at the University of French Guyana in Cayenne.

From Science Daily