The difference between Cayenne and Chili pepper

When used as nouns, cayenne means cayenne pepper, whereas chili pepper means any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cayenne and Chili pepper

  1. Cayenne as a noun:

    Cayenne pepper.

    Examples:

    "What's the difference between a cayenne and a jalapeno?"

    "His barbeque sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit."

  1. Chili pepper as a noun:

    Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.