poivre de Cayenne

Definitions of poivre de Cayenne
  1. noun
    plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
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    type of:
    piment
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
  2. noun
    ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
    synonyms: piment rouge
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    type of:
    aromatisant, assaisonnement
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
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