Cayenne vs Paprika - What's the difference?
cayenne | paprika |
Cayenne pepper.
(uncountable) Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum ), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking).
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(countable) A variety of the spice.
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(countable) A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
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A bright reddish orange colour like that of the dried paprika.
As a proper noun cayenne
is the capital city of french guiana.As a noun paprika is
paprika (spice).cayenne
English
Noun
- What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?
- His barbeque sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit.