Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red.

synonyms: Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper.

Roget 392: pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race.    sharpness etc. adj.; acrimony; roughness etc. (sour) 392; unsavoriness etc. 395.    mustard, cayenne, caviare; seasoning etc. (condiment) 393; niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness) 392.1; carbonate of ammonia; sal ammoniac^†, sal volatile, smelling salts; hartshorn (acridity) 401.1. dram, cordial, nip.    nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke; segar^†; cigar, cigarette; weed; fragrant weed, Indian weed; Cavendish, fid^†, negro head, old soldier, rappee^†, stogy^†.    ... show more

Dutch: Spaanse peper, chilipeper
Polish: jalapeño

Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum.

synonyms: cayenne pepper, red pepper.

Roget 393: condiment, seasoning, sauce, spice, relish, appetizer.    [Condiments] salt; mustard, grey poupon mustard; pepper, black pepper, white pepper, peppercorn, curry, sauce piquante [Fr.]; caviare, onion, garlic, pickle; achar^†, allspice; bell pepper, Jamaica pepper, green pepper; chutney; cubeb^†, pimento.    [capsicum peppers] capsicum, red pepper, chili peppers, cayenne.    nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, oregano, cloves, fennel.    [herbs] pot herbs, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, marjoram.    [fragrant woods and gums] frankincense, balm, myrrh.    [from pods] paprika.    [from flower stigmas] saffron.    [from roots] ginger, turmeric.    ... show more

Polish: pieprz czerwony, pieprz cayenne

A long and often twisted hot red pepper.

synonym: cayenne pepper.