I. (ˈ)kī|en, -kā- also (ˈ)kī|an noun
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Usage: sometimes capitalized
1. : cayenne pepper
2. : a small reddish marine surface-swimming copepod that is a food of whales and certain fishes
II. noun
also cayenne whist
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Etymology: from Cayenne, city and island in French Guiana
: a card game in which the dealer may designate the trump suit ; also : the turned-up card that affects the scoring values in this game