spice
Aromatic or pungent plant matter used to season or flavor foodAromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.
Würze, Gewürz
пря́ностьprjánostʹ, спе́цияspécija, припра́ваpripráva
пря́нощіprjánošči, спе́ціяspécija, припра́ваprypráva
any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
(uncountable)The quality of being spicy.
What spice level do you want for your pad thai? I recommend mild.
(figuratively, uncountable)Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
variety is the spice of life
(uncountable)A psychoactive neocannabinoid.
(Yorkshire, uncountable)Sweets, candy.
Let's go daan to t'spice shop an see what they've i stock
(countable, uncountable)A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
(countable, uncountable)An aromatic odor.
(Internet, uncountable)Erotic or pornographic material, usually in written form; smut.
(countable, uncountable)An additional input parameter used as a secondary, non-secret key in the Hasty Pudding cipher.
Gewürz
пря́ностьprjánostʹ, спе́цияspécija
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Species; kind.
Examples
84 sentencesOne of my favorite spices is cinnamon.
Однією з моїх улюблених приправ є кориця. — oromashka
ruКорица — одна из моих любимых приправ. — odexed
Hunger is the best spice.
Голод - найкраща спеція. — Anjy
ruГолод - лучшая приправа. — sharptoothed
What spices did you use?
Які ти використав спеції? — deniko
What other spices should I add?
ruКакие ещё специи мне добавить? — Wezel
This store has a variety of spices.
ruВ этом магазине продается множество сортов перца. — Lenin_1917
deIn dem Geschäft gibt es eine Vielzahl von Gewürzen. — Tamy
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), from Late LatiInherited from Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), from Late Latin speciēs (“spice, good, ware”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species.
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Forms
plural: spicesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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