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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spice /spaɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., spiced, spic•ing. n. - Food a strong-smelling or sweet-smelling vegetable substance, such as pepper or cinnamon, used to season food:[countable]Which spices did you put in this soup?
- Food such substances thought of as a group:[uncountable]too much spice in the food.
- something that gives zest, liveliness, or interest:[uncountable]The jokes added spice to the mayor's speech.
v. [~ + object] - Foodto season (food) with spice.
- to give zest, liveliness, or interest to:[sometimes: ~ + up + object]He spiced (up) his speech with some funny stories.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spice (spīs),USA pronunciation n., v., spiced, spic•ing.
n. - Foodany of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Foodsuch substances collectively or as material:Cookies without spice can be tasteless.
- a spicy or aromatic odor or fragrance.
- something that gives zest:a spice of humor in his solemnity.
- a piquant, interesting element or quality;
zest;
piquancy:The anecdotes lent spice to her talk. - [Archaic.]a small quantity of something;
trace;
bit.
v.t. - Foodto prepare or season with a spice or spices.
- to give zest, piquancy, or interest to by something added.
- Old French espicer, derivative of espice
- Latin speciēs appearance, sort, kind (see species), in Late Latin (plural): goods, wares, spices, drugs; (verb, verbal) Middle English spicen, in part derivative of the noun, nominal, in part
- (noun, nominal) Middle English, aphetic form of Old French espice (French épice) 1175–1225
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tang, gusto, zip.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spice /spaɪs/ n - any of a variety of aromatic vegetable substances, such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, used as flavourings
- these substances collectively
- something that represents or introduces zest, charm, or gusto
- rare a small amount
vb (transitive)- to prepare or flavour (food) with spices
- to introduce charm or zest into
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French espice, from Late Latin speciēs (pl) spices, from Latin speciēs (sing) kind; also associated with Late Latin spīcea (unattested) fragrant herb, from Latin spīceus having spikes of foliage; see spica |