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pepper vs cayenne

cayenne vs pepper

pepper and cayenne both are nouns.

pepper is a verb but cayenne is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pepper Yes No Yes No
cayenne Yes No No No
As nouns, cayenne is a hyponym of pepper; that is, cayenne is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pepper:
  • pepper: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
  • cayenne: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
pepper (noun) cayenne (noun)
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum a long and often twisted hot red pepper
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
pepper (verb) cayenne (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
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