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US
/ˌkaɪˈɛn, ˌkeɪˈɛn/
]
[ UK /kˈeɪən/ ]
[ UK /kˈeɪən/ ]
NOUN
- a long and often twisted hot red pepper
- ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
How To Use cayenne In A Sentence
- Herb sources of B complex vitamins are dandelion, fenugreek, parsley, alfalfa, watercress, cayenne, burdock and sage.
- Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
- Have you ever innocently bitten into a chunk of cayenne pepper in a spicy stir-fry?
- Add the vermouth, garlic and cayenne, boil the liquid away and start adding ladlefuls of the seaweed and saffron-flavoured vegetable stock, stirring vigorously all the while to aid absorption and prevent sticking.
- Finish with the butter and season with the salt and cayenne pepper. Times, Sunday Times
- I have heard that cayenne is good for GI problems and for prevention of the same. Treating Food/Water Poisoning in Mexico, or Any Other Place
- Mix together the paprika, dried garlic, onion powder, cayenne pepper, oregano and thyme in a bowl.
- Season them with salt, cayenne pepper, the juice of half a lemon and enough olive oil to coat them. Times, Sunday Times
- Tip the flour into a large plastic bag, add the cayenne pepper and salt and shake together. Times, Sunday Times
- The ornamental Christmas pepper is grown for its colourful fruits rather than for eating, although they are developed from Cayenne peppers and chillies and, if eaten, will provide similar eye-watering effects.
