cayenne+pepper

  • 41cayenne — /keɪˈɛn / (say kay en) noun a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of any of several varieties of Capsicum; red pepper. Also, cayenne pepper. {named after Cayenne, a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana} …

  • 42pepper — pep|per1 S3 [ˈpepə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: pipor, from Latin piper, from Greek peperi] 1.) [U] a powder that is used to add a hot taste to food ▪ salt and pepper →↑black pepper, ↑white pepper …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43pepper — 1 noun 1 (U) a grey or pale yellow powder used to add a slightly hot taste to food: Pass the salt and pepper, please. see also: black pepper, white pepper 2 a red powder like this, especially cayenne pepper or paprika 3 (C) a hollow red, green or …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44cayenne — [keɪ ɛn] (also cayenne pepper) noun a pungent, hot tasting red powder prepared from dried chillies. Origin C18: from Tupi kyynha, quiynha, later assoc. with Cayenne in French Guiana …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 45cayenne — n. (in full cayenne pepper) a pungent red powder obtained from various plants of the genus Capsicum and used for seasoning. Etymology: Tupi kyynha assim. to Cayenne capital of French Guiana …

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  • 46cayenne — noun Date: 1773 cayenne pepper …

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  • 47pepper spray — noun an aerosol spray containing oils derived from cayenne pepper, irritant to the eyes and respiratory passages and used as a disabling weapon …

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  • 48pepper —   Pepa; nīoi (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it).    ♦ Cayenne pepper, pepakene …

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  • 49African pepper — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… …

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  • 50Chinese pepper — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English