קאַיענער פֿעפֿער

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

קאַיען (kayen) borrowed from Old Tupi quiínia (hot pepper). Compare German Cayennepfeffer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaˈjɛnər ˌfɛfər/

Noun edit

קאַיענער פֿעפֿער (kayener feferm

  1. cayenne pepper

References edit

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