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Cayenne

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Cay·enne  (k-n, k-)
The capital of French Guiana, on Cayenne Island at the mouth of the Cayenne River. Founded by the French in 1643, it was the center of a penal colony from the 1850s until the 1940s. Population: 61,600.

Cayenne [keɪˈɛn]
n
(Placename) the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop.: 50 594 (1999)
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Noun1.Cayennecayenne - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
chilli, chilly, chile, chili, chili pepper - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
red pepper, cayenne, cayenne pepper - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
genus Capsicum, Capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
2.Cayennecayenne - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
3.cayenne - a long and often twisted hot red pepper
chilli, chilly, chile, chili, chili pepper - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
Translations
cayenne [ˈkeɪen] N (also cayenne pepper) → pimentón m picante
cayenne [keɪˈɛn] npoivre m de cayenne
cayenne pepper [kaɪˌɛnˈpɛpər] npoivre m de cayenne
cayenne [ˈkeɪɛn] n cayenne (pepper)pepe m di Caienna
cayenne [ˈkeɪɛn] n cayenne (pepper)pepe m di Caienna


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said Rebecca, who was suffering tortures with the cayenne pepper.
"Well, I hope you left some suitable excuse," said her husband, somewhat appeased, as he added a dash of cayenne pepper to the soup.
It's this fog,' returned Edwin; 'and it makes my eyes smart, like Cayenne pepper.
 
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