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cayenne

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See also: Cayenne

English

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Noun

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cayenne (countable and uncountable, plural cayennes)

  1. Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
    Coordinate term: jalapeño
    What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?
    His barbeque sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit.
  2. (figurative) Spice or verve.
  3. A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    cayenne:  

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French

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Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin *caya (house)[1]

Noun

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cayenne f (plural cayennes)

  1. (historical, military) navy barracks

Etymology 2

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From poivre (piment) de Cayenne, from Cayenne.[2]

Noun

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cayenne m (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) cayenne pepper
    Synonyms: poivre de Cayenne, piment de Cayenne

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References

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  1. ^ cayenne” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
  2. ^ Etymology and history of cayenne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.