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Definition of Cayenne
1. Noun. Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red.
Terms within: Chile, Chili, Chili Pepper, Chilli, Chilly
Terms within: Cayenne Pepper, Red Pepper
Group relationships: Capsicum, Genus Capsicum
Generic synonyms: Capsicum, Capsicum Pepper Plant, Pepper
2. Noun. Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum.
Generic synonyms: Flavorer, Flavoring, Flavourer, Flavouring, Seasoner, Seasoning
Substance meronyms: Capsicum Annuum Longum, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Pepper, Chilli Pepper, Jalapeno, Long Pepper
3. Noun. A long and often twisted hot red pepper.
Definition of Cayenne
1. n. Cayenne pepper.
Definition of Cayenne
1. Proper noun. The capital city of French Guiana. ¹
2. Noun. Cayenne pepper. ¹
3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Cayenne, capital of French Guiana, its inhabitants, or to Cayenne Island at the mouth of the Cayenne River. ¹
4. Adjective. Of or pertaining to cayenne pepper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cayenne
1. a hot seasoning [n -S] : CAYENNED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cayenne
Literary usage of Cayenne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1778)
"Memoirs relative to the Hillory of Cayenne and of French Guiana ; containing an
Account of ... the climate and foil of the ifle of Cayenne, and of Guiana, ..."
2. Wanderings in South America, the North West of the United States, and the by Charles Waterton (1852)
"Considerably to windward of Cayenne, and about twelve leagues from land, stands
a stately and towering rock, called the Constable. ..."
3. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1844)
"On reaching the entrance of the little port of St. Augusi Florida, I observed
more Cayenne Terns together than I had eve seen. ..."
4. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"... and daughters]; Ц league distance from the coast of Cayenne. They are five,
and called by the French Malingre, Le Père, La Mere, and Los Deux Filles, ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Of this total 12350 live at Cayenne, 10100 were in the communes, 5700 formed the
... Apart from Cayenne, which was rebuilt after the great fire of 1888, ..."
6. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"Cayenne Woodpecker (P. Cayanensis.) Qm. Enl. 613. Olive striped, with black ;
beneath, ... Cayenne. Rayed Woodpecker. (P. Striatus.) Gm. Enl. 281 and 614. ..."
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