cayenne Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    jalapeno; cayenne pepper; long pepper; Capsicum annuum longum; chilli pepper; chili pepper.
  2. noun ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
    cayenne pepper; red pepper.
  3. noun a long and often twisted hot red pepper
    cayenne pepper.

WordNet

Cay*enne noun
Etymology
From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.
Definitions
  1. Cayenne pepper.

Webster 1913