allspice
A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the…A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Piment, Neugewürz, Nelkenpfeffer
гвозди́чный пе́рецgvozdíčnyj pérec, яма́йский пе́рецjamájskij pérec, души́стый пе́рецdušístyj pérec
духмя́ний пе́рецьduxmjányj pérecʹ
ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
(countable)Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.
гвозди́чное де́ревоgvozdíčnoje dérevo, гвозди́чный пе́рецgvozdíčnyj pérec, пиме́нта лека́рственнаяpiménta lekárstvennaja
aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
Translations
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Origin
From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices.From all + spice, as it was thought to combine the flavors of various other spices.
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Forms
plural: allspicesSynonyms
5 synonyms- aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries:allspice treepimento treePimenta dioica
Word family
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