cayenne

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cayenne^¹

/kaɪˈɛn/
/keɪˈɛn/
/ˈkaɪ.ɛn/
/ˈkeɪ.ɛn/
/ˈkaɪ.æn/

Rhymes with -ɛn

noun cayennes

abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of cayenne pepper What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?
countable, figuratively, uncountable Spice or verve. We speak ill of our neighbours, not from ill-nature, but idleness; satire is only the cayenne of conversation:...
countable, uncountable A strong red-orange colour, like the cayenne pepper.

Cayenne^²

/kaɪˈɛn/
/keɪˈɛn/

Rhymes with -ɛn

Where it comes from

From French Cayenne, a form of Guyana. But said by the French to be from French cayenne (“naval barracks, shore kitchen”).

proper noun

The capital city of French Guiana department, France.

Translations

Every language

name capital city of French Guiana

Español	Cayena
한국어	카옌 Kayen
日本語	カイエンヌ Kaiennu
中文	卡宴 Kǎyàn, 開雲 /开云 Kāiyún
Português	Caiena
Français	Cayenne
Deutsch	Cayenne
Italiano	Caienna
Русский	Кайе́нна Kajjénna
Tiếng Việt	Cay-en
العربية	كَايِين kayīn

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@misc{cayenne_2026,
  title = {cayenne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cayenne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}