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cayenne pepper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
cayen-ne pep-per
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several very hot chilli peppers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of cayenne pepper

Etymology

From Old Tupi ky'ynha (“hot pepper”), later associated with Cayenne.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cayenne peppers (plural)

Synonyms

cayenne red pepper chili pepper chilli pepper long pepper jalapeno capsicum annuum longum

Questions

What does cayenne pepper mean?
Any of several very hot chilli peppers.
Where does cayenne pepper come from?
From Old Tupi ky'ynha (“hot pepper”), later associated with Cayenne.

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