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- [kahy-en, key-]
- /kaɪˈɛn, keɪ-/
- /keɪˈen/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahy-en, key-]
- /kaɪˈɛn, keɪ-/
Definitions of cayenne word
- noun cayenne the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop: 57 229 (2011) 3
- noun cayenne capital & chief town of French Guiana, on the Atlantic: pop. 42,000 3
- noun cayenne 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. 1
- noun cayenne A pungent hot-tasting red powder prepared from ground dried chili peppers. 1
- noun cayenne spicy pepper 1
- noun cayenne Cayenne pepper. 0
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Origin of cayenne
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; short for cayenne pepper, formerly cayan < Tupi kyinha, but long associated with Cayenne
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Parts of speech for Cayenne
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cayenne popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cayenne usage trend in Literature
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- what color is cayenne?
- how much cayenne pepper?
- what does cayenne pepper do?
- where to buy cayenne pepper?
- how to make cayenne pepper?
- what are the benefits of cayenne pepper?
- what can i substitute for cayenne pepper?
- how to make cayenne pepper sauce?
- how to take cayenne pepper?
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