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épice

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See also: epice and épicé

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French espice, an old (12th century) borrowing from Latin speciēs, which in Late Latin meant "spice", "foodstuff", "commodity", "drug". Doublet of espèce.

Noun

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épice f (plural épices)

  1. spice
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • ⇒ Guianese Creole: zépis
  • Haitian Creole: epis, ⇒ zepis
  • ⇒ Mauritian Creole: zepis
  • ⇒ Réunion Creole French: zépis

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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épice

  1. inflection of épicer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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