- the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop: 57 229 (2011)
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cay•enne /kaɪˈɛn, keɪ-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Plant Biologya sharp-tasting powder used to flavor foods, made of the pods and seeds of a pepper plant.
- Plant Biologythe long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
cay•enne
(kī en′, kā-),USA pronunciation n.
cay•enned′, adj.
Cay•enne (kī en′, kā-),USA pronunciation n.
- a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum.
- Plant Biologythe long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself. Also called cayenne′ pep′per.
- Tupi kyinha, but long associated with Cayenne
- short for cayenne pepper, formerly cayan 1750–60
Cay•enne (kī en′, kā-),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of French Guiana. 19,668.
- (l.c.) Also called cayenne′ whist′. a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each.
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Cayenne /keɪˈɛn/ n
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