"cayenne" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kaɪˈɛn/, /keɪˈɛn/, /ˈkaɪ.ɛn/, /ˈkeɪ.ɛn/, /ˈkaɪ.æn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cayenne.wav Forms: cayennes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cayenne (countable and uncountable, plural cayennes)
  1. Ellipsis of cayenne pepper. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: cayenne pepper Coordinate_terms: jalapeño
    Sense id: en-cayenne-en-noun-w7i~JQiw Categories (other): Peppers Disambiguation of Peppers: 45 28 27
  2. (figurative) Spice or verve. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cayenne-en-noun-KFvZ6VPi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 87 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 58 5 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 68 4 9 13
  3. A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cayenne-en-noun-kO8mQN9M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cayenned

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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