קאַיענער פֿעפֿער

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Yiddish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈjɛnər ˌfɛfər/

Noun

קאַיענער פֿעפֿער (kayener feferm

  1. cayenne pepper

References

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