Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CAYENNE
cayenne, cayenne pepper
(noun) a long and often twisted hot red pepper
cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper
(noun) ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum
(noun) plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cayenne (countable and uncountable, plural cayennes)
Cayenne pepper.
Etymology
Proper noun
Cayenne
The capital city of French Guiana department,.
Source: Wiktionary
Cay*enne, n. Etym: [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.]
Definition: Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper. (a) (Bot.) A species of capsicum (C. frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; -- Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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