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cayenne1(also cayenne pepper) noun keɪˈɛn mass nounA pungent hot-tasting red powder prepared from ground dried chilli peppers. Example sentencesExamples - To make the batter, sift the flour, baking powder and cayenne into a bowl.
- Deeply fragrant, it usually contains cardamom, coriander, allspice, cayenne, ginger, cloves and nutmeg and, invariably dried rose petals.
- The powerful combination of cayenne and black pepper with Tabasco does make a great difference.
- The spices - turmeric, black pepper, coriander, fenugreek, cumin and cayenne - formed something similar to a basic Madras curry powder, missing only the sweeter spices.
- Melt the butter in a large pot, then add the onion, celery, leek, curry powder, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, thyme and saffron.
Origin Early 18th century: from Tupi kyynha, quiynha, later associated with Cayenne. Rhymes Adrienne, again, amen, Ardennes, Behn, Ben, Benn, Bren, Cévennes, Dairen, den, en, fen, gen, glen, Glenn, Guyenne, Gwen, hen, julienne, Karen, ken, Len, Loren, men, Nene, Ogaden, paren, pen, Penn, Phnom Penh, Rennes, Shenzhen, Sun Yat-sen, ten, then, Tlemcen, when, wren, yen, zazen, Zen proper nounkeɪˈɛnˌkāˈ(y)en The capital and chief port of French Guiana; population 63,000 (est. 2007). cayenne1(also cayenne pepper) noun A pungent hot-tasting red powder prepared from ground dried chili peppers. Example sentencesExamples - Deeply fragrant, it usually contains cardamom, coriander, allspice, cayenne, ginger, cloves and nutmeg and, invariably dried rose petals.
- Melt the butter in a large pot, then add the onion, celery, leek, curry powder, cayenne pepper, bay leaves, thyme and saffron.
- The powerful combination of cayenne and black pepper with Tabasco does make a great difference.
- The spices - turmeric, black pepper, coriander, fenugreek, cumin and cayenne - formed something similar to a basic Madras curry powder, missing only the sweeter spices.
- To make the batter, sift the flour, baking powder and cayenne into a bowl.
Origin Early 18th century: from Tupi kyynha, quiynha, later associated with Cayenne. proper nounˌkāˈ(y)en The capital and chief port of French Guiana; population 63,000 (est. 2007). |