Definitions
a long and often twisted hot red pepper
Word origin
From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).
Used in a sentence
“What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?”
“His barbecue sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit.”
“We speak ill of our neighbours, not from ill-nature, but idleness; satire is only the cayenne of conversation:...”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hot red pepper”7 letters
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