Definitions for Cayenne

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Cayenne cay·enne

Spelling: [kahy-en, key-]

IPA: /kaɪˈɛn, keɪ-/

Cayenne is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in Cayenne (aceenny).

Definitions for Cayenne

noun

1. a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum.
2. the long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
3. the plant itself.
4. a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
5. (lowercase). Also called cayenne whist. a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each.
6. an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.

Origin of Cayenne

1750-60; short for cayenne pepper, formerly cayan Tupi kyinha, but long associated with Cayenne

Examples for Cayenne

Add the beer, salt, cayenne, and bay leaves, and stir to blend.

The airs he puts on just because he's been to cayenne are quite sickening.

Once butter has coated the bottom of the pan, add onions, salt, and cayenne pepper.

Add two spoonfuls of any sort of gravy, one of soy or walnut ketchup, a little salt and cayenne, and a spoonful of port.

Half an hour before serving, clear a lobster or crab from the shell, and put it into the stew, adding a little salt and cayenne.

The semblance of a trial followed; he was condemned and transported to cayenne.

I became a vegan, started detoxing, cayenne pepper, all that stuff.

Wipe them with a dry cloth, and season them with salt and cayenne pepper.

Beat in the yolk, add pepper, salt, and cayenne; and stir in the cheese.

From cayenne pepper master cleanses to cotton balls, women have ingested a lot of weird items in an effort to lose weight.