cayenne pepper vs hot pepper

cayenne pepper

noun
  • Any of several very hot chilli peppers. 

  • A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above. 

hot pepper

noun
  • Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat. 

  • Any of the plants that bear such fruit, especially the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens and their numerous subspecies, varieties, or cultivars. 

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