spice

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: spīs, IPA: /spaɪs/, SAMPA: /spaIs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aɪs

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French espice (modern épice), from Late Latin (plural) species (“‘spices, goods, wares’”), from Latin (singular) spĕciēs (“‘kind, sort’”).

[edit] Noun

spice (countable and uncountable; plural spices)

1. (uncountable) Plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
2. (countable) Any variety of spice.
3. (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.

[edit] Synonyms

• herb

[edit] Derived terms

• allspice
• five-spice powder
• herbs and spices
• spiceberry
• spicebush
• spicery
• spice up
• spiciness
• spicy
• spicy tooth
• variety is the spice of life

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to spice (third-person singular simple present spices, present participle spicing, simple past and past participle spiced)

1. (transitive) To add spice or spices to.

[edit] Derived terms

• spice up

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[edit] Etymology 2

Formed by analogy with mice as the plural of mouse by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love.

[edit] Noun

spice

1. (nonce word) Plural form of spouse.

[edit] References

• “spice” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ceips
• epics