spice
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speciēs (“spice(s), good(s), ware(s)”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species.
Noun[edit]
spice (countable and uncountable, plural spices)
- (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
- (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.
- Synonym: spiciness
- What spice level do you want for your pad thai? I recommend mild.
- (figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
- (uncountable) A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
- (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
- (obsolete) Species; kind.
- A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
- An aromatic odour.
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Hyponyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:seasoning
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Translations[edit]
plant matter used to season or flavour food
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any variety of spice
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Verb[edit]
spice (third-person singular simple present spices, present participle spicing, simple past and past participle spiced)
- (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
- (transitive) To spice up.
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Translations[edit]
to add spice or spices to
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Further reading[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse. First attested use Christopher Morley in “Morley's Magnum” (1935).[1] Made popular by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love (1973).
Noun[edit]
spice
- (nonce word, usually humorous) plural of spouse
References[edit]
- ^ Christopher Morley. (n.d.). AZQuotes.com. Retrieved February 01, 2019, from AZQuotes.com Web site: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1325627
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “spice”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
spice
Lower Sorbian[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
spice
- inflection of spicy:
Participle[edit]
spice
- inflection of spicy:
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French espice, (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speciēs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spice (plural spices)
- spices (powders used to flavour meals or dishes):
- Spices as used as scents or to enhance the smell of something.
- Spices as used in medicinal preparations; by extension, medicine in general.
- Spices as used in alchemical preparations.
- A variety, sort, or kind of something:
- A distinct kind of creature; a species.
- A type of disease or affliction.
- A type of sinful behaviour or action; an action or behaviour in general.
- A part, especially of a discipline or line of study.
- A seeming or presence; the way something looks from the outside:
- (philosophy) The perception of something using any sense or innate ability.
- (Christianity) The communion wafer when transubstantiated.
- (rare) An appearance or image (either mental or real)
- A meal (usually sweet) incorporating spices.
- A plant which spices are made from.
- (rare) A complimentary appellation.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “spīce, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
- “spīce, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
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