קאַיענער פֿעפֿער

Yiddish

Etymology

קאַיען (kayen) borrowed from Old Tupi quiínia (“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