cayenne
/kaɪˈɛn/
noun
- A hot, red powder made from dried chili peppers, used to add spice to food.
- Cayenne is a common ingredient in spicy soups and stews.
- This recipe calls for a teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- She sprinkled cayenne on the eggs for extra heat.
- The plant (Capsicum annuum) that produces the long, red chili peppers used to make cayenne powder.
- The farmer grew cayenne in his greenhouse all summer.
- Cayenne plants need warm weather and plenty of sunlight.
- We harvested the cayenne peppers before the first frost.
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