name
Meaning 1
The capital city of French Guiana department, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cayenne
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kaɪˈɛn/
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/keɪˈɛn/
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kī-ĕn′
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kā-ĕn′
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rhymes with -ɛn
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/ˈkaɪ.ɛn/
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/ˈkeɪ.ɛn/
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/ˈkaɪ.æn/
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CMU ARPABET: K AY2 EH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K EY2 EH1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Spice or verve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a long and often twisted hot red pepper
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cayenne pepper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile
noun
Meaning 6
ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cayenne pepper, red pepper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
noun
Meaning 7
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant
History
Etymology
From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Antillean Creole: Kayenn — capital city of French Guiana
- Antillean Creole: Kayèn — capital city of French Guiana
- Arabic: كَايِين (kayīn) — capital city of French Guiana
- Asturian: Cayena — capital city of French Guiana
- Catalan: Caiena — capital city of French Guiana
- Cherokee: ᎧᏰᏂ (kayeni) — capital city of French Guiana
- Chinese Mandarin: 卡宴 (Kǎyàn) — capital city of French Guiana
- Chinese Mandarin: 開雲 /开云 (Kāiyún) — capital city of French Guiana
- Czech: Cayenne — capital city of French Guiana
- Dutch: Cayenne — capital city of French Guiana
- Esperanto: Kajeno — capital city of French Guiana
- Franco-Provençal: Cayene — capital city of French Guiana
- French: Cayenne — capital city of French Guiana
- Galician: Cayenne — capital city of French Guiana
- German: Cayenne — capital city of French Guiana
- Guianese Creole: Kayenn — capital city of French Guiana
- Haitian Creole: Kayèn — capital city of French Guiana
- Italian: Caienna — capital city of French Guiana
- Japanese: カイエンヌ (Kaiennu) — capital city of French Guiana
- Korean: 카옌 (Kayen) — capital city of French Guiana
- Latin: Caienna — capital city of French Guiana
- Marathi: कायेन (kāyen) — capital city of French Guiana
- Marathi: काजेन (kājen) — capital city of French Guiana
- Occitan: Caièna — capital city of French Guiana
- Polish: Kajenna — capital city of French Guiana
- Portuguese: Caiena — capital city of French Guiana
- Russian: Кайе́нна (Kajjénna) — capital city of French Guiana
- Sardinian: Cajenna — capital city of French Guiana
- Spanish: Cayena — capital city of French Guiana
- Sranan Tongo: Kayana — capital city of French Guiana
- Vietnamese: Cay-en — capital city of French Guiana