cayenne

/kaɪˈɛn/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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