Cayenne Pepper

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Capsicum annuum ‘Cayenne’

Synonyms:
La Jiao
Cayenne Pepper (Wiktionary)

English

Etymology

From Old Tupi quiínia (hot pepper), later associated with Cayenne.

Noun

cayenne pepper (countable and uncountable, plural cayenne peppers)

  1. Any of several very hot chilli peppers.
    Synonym: cayenne
  2. A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above.

Translations

Further reading

  • cayenne pepper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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