cayenne

[ kahy-en, key- ]
/ kaɪˈɛn, keɪ- /

noun

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

Origin of cayenne

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cayenne

cay·enned, adjective

Words nearby cayenne

caxias, caxias do sul, caxton, cay, cayce, cayenne, cayenne pepper, cayes, cayey, cayley, cayman

Definition for cayenne (2 of 3)

Cayenne
[ kahy-en, key- ]
/ kaɪˈɛn, keɪ- /

noun

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

Definition for cayenne (3 of 3)

French Guiana
[ gee-an-uh, gee-ah-nuh ]
/ giˈæn ə, giˈɑ nə /

noun

an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.

OTHER WORDS FROM French Guiana

French Guianese, French Guianan, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cayenne (1 of 2)

Cayenne
/ (keɪˈɛn) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for cayenne (2 of 2)

French Guiana

noun

a French overseas region in NE South America, on the Atlantic: colonized by the French in about 1637; tropical forests. Capital: Cayenne. Pop: 229 000 (2009 est). Area: about 91 000 sq km (23 000 sq miles)