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hot pepper

NOUN
cayenne pepper
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Fancy cocktail napkins are a big seller, as are specialty jellies in flavors like hot pepper and cinnamon pear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

The hot pepper also grows wild in parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

We’re one of the largest hot pepper farms in the U.S.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

Whether you’d like just a bit of warmth, something to burn the inside of your ears or something in between, there’s a hot pepper out there for you.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

Then, one night while Mama was rubbing shea butter mixed with hot pepper into Papa’s swollen joints, I overheard a conversation between them, and understood.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince