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spice
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: sp?s, IPA(key): /spa?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speci?s (“spice(s), good(s), ware(s)”), from Latin speci?s (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species.
Noun
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
- (figuratively, 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.
Hypernyms
- seasoning
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:seasoning
Coordinate terms
- herb
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
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.
Related terms
- spice up
Translations
Further reading
- spice on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse.First attested use Christopher Morley in “Morley's Magnum” (1935).Made popular by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love (1973).
Noun
spice
- (nonce word) plural of spouse
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “spice”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- SPECI, epics, pices, sepic
Latin
Verb
spice
- second-person singular present active imperative of spici?
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp?it?s?/, [?sp?it?s?]
Adjective
spice
- inflection of spicy:
- neuter nominative/accusative singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Participle
spice
- inflection of spicy:
- neuter nominative/accusative singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Middle English
Alternative forms
- spece, spis, spyce, spysce, spise, spyse, spiece
Etymology
From Old French espice, (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speci?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spi?s(?)/
Noun
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.
Derived terms
- spicen
- spicer
- spicerie
Descendants
- English: spice
- Scots: spice
References
- “sp?ce, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
- “sp?ce, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.
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saice
English
Noun
saice (plural saices)
- Alternative spelling of sais
Anagrams
- -icase, acies, acise
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