cayenne
nounUK /keɪˈen/
US /keɪˈen/
A red powder made from a hot pepper that makes food spicy.
She added a pinch of cayenne to the soup for extra heat.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The long, thin, very hot red pepper used to make the powder.
He grew cayenne peppers in his garden last summer.
3. A bright red-orange color.
The sunset painted the sky a vivid cayenne.
4. A type of small, hot chili pepper plant.
The cayenne plant needs plenty of sun and warm weather.