spiciness

English

Etymology

From spicy +‎ -ness.

Noun

spiciness (plural spicinesses)

1. The property of being spicy.

   Synonym: spice

   • 2024 June 6, Brooke Younger, “What Is Swicy, and Why Do You Need It in Your Life?”, in Cozymeal‎^[1]:

     A food that has both some sweet qualities and a hidden kick of spiciness may be described as swicy.

Synonyms

• hotness
• piquancy
• pungency

Translations

degree to which something is spicy

• Bikol Central: harang (bcl)
• Esperanto: gusta akreco
• French: pseudo-chaleur (fr) f
• German: Schärfe (de) f
• Greece: καυστικότητας (el) (kafstikótitas)
• Italian: piccantezza f
• Kapampangan: kaparasan (modern), keparasan (traditional)
• Portugal: pungência f, ardência (pt) f
• Spanish: lo picante, picor (es) m, lo alampante
• Tagalog: anghang
• Tamil: கார்ப்பு (ta) (kārppu)