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spice

[spahys]

noun

  1. any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.

  2. such substances collectively or as material.

    Cookies without spice can be tasteless.

  3. a spicy or aromatic odor or fragrance.

  4. something that gives zest.

    a spice of humor in his solemnity.

  5. a piquant, interesting element or quality; zest; piquancy.

    The anecdotes lent spice to her talk.

    Synonyms: , ,
  6. Archaic.a small quantity of something; trace; bit.



verb (used with object)

spiced, spicing 
  1. to prepare or season with a spice or spices.

  2. to give zest, piquancy, or interest to by something added.

Trademark.
  1. Spice. a brand name for a synthetic cannabis compound.

spice

/ 貹ɪ /

noun

    1. any of a variety of aromatic vegetable substances, such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, used as flavourings

    2. these substances collectively

  1. something that represents or introduces zest, charm, or gusto

  2. rarea small amount

  3. dialectconfectionery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to prepare or flavour (food) with spices

  2. to introduce charm or zest into

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • spiceable adjective
  • spiceless adjective
  • spicelike adjective
  • overspice verb
  • respice verb (used with object)
  • unspiced adjective
  • well-spiced adjective
  • ˈ辱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spice1

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English, aphetic form of Old French espice ( French é辱 ) from Latin 𳦾ŧ “appearance, sort, kind” ( species ), in Late Latin (plural): “goods, wares, spices, drugs”; (verb) Middle English spicen, in part derivative of the noun, in part from Old French espicer, derivative of espice
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spice1

C13: from Old French espice, from Late Latin 𳦾ŧ (pl) spices, from Latin 𳦾ŧ (sing) kind; also associated with Late Latin ī (unattested) fragrant herb, from Latin īܲ having spikes of foliage; see spica
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But still, their attempt to pair it with a spiced hollandaise was intriguing, even if the execution fell flat.

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A slow-cooked spread made from tomato pulp and sugar, spiced with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and brightened with lemon juice.

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