קאַיענער פֿעפֿער

Yiddish

Etymology

קאַיען (kayen) ultimately from Old Tupi ky'ynha (“hot pepper”). Compare German Cayennepfeffer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈjɛnər ˌfɛfər/

Noun

קאַיענער פֿעפֿער • (kayener fefer) m

  1. cayenne pepper

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cayenne pepper”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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