cayenne
cayenne · cayennes
Spice or verveSpice or verve.
/kaɪˈɛn/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Spice or verve.
(countable, uncountable)A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper.
a long and often twisted hot red pepper
Examples
2 sentencesThis is cayenne pepper.
ruЭто кайенский перец. — marafon
The chef prepared a spicy sauce for the tacos, adding jalapeños and cayenne pepper for a fiery kick.
Forms
plural: cayennesSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a long and often twisted hot red pepper:cayenne pepper
- ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum:cayenne pepperred pepper
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red:cayenne pepperchili pepperchilli pepperlong pepperjalapenoCapsicum annuum longum
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcayenned
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable