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noun, masculine

poivre de Cayenne

/pwavʁ də ka.jɛn/

noun, masculine/pwavʁ də ka.jɛn/

cayenne pepper; pepper spray

Synonyms: cayenne

From poivre (“pepper”) and Old Tupi quiínia (“hot pepper”), the place name Cayenne in French Guiana probably deriving from the plant rather than vice versa.