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Definitions for Cayenne

[1] a hot, biting condiment composed of the ground pods and seeds of the pepper Capsicum annuum longum.
[2] the long, wrinkled, twisted fruit of this plant.
[3] the plant itself.
[4] a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
[5] (lowercase ) Also called cayenne whist . a variety of whist played with two full packs of 52 cards each.
[6] an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital : Cayenne.
[7] the capital of French Guiana, on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River: French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Pop: 50 594 (1999)
[8] a French overseas region in NE South America, on the Atlantic: colonized by the French in about 1637; tropical forests. Capital: Cayenne. Pop: 229 000 (2009 est). Area: about 91 000 sq km (23 000 sq miles)

Words nearby Cayenne

caxias, caxias do sul, caxton, cay, cayce, cayenne, cayenne pepper, cayes, cayey, cayley, cayman

Origin of Cayenne

1750–60; short for cayenne pepper, formerly cayan < Tupi kyinha, but long associated with Cayenne

Other words from Cayenne

cay·enned , adjective
French Guianese , French Guianan , adjective, noun