单词 | spice |
释义 | Word Frequency spice(spaɪs) noun 1. a. any of a variety of aromatic vegetable substances, such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, used as flavourings b. these substances collectively 2. something that represents or introduces zest, charm, or gusto 3. rare a small amount 4. Yorkshire dialect confectionery 5. informal a synthetic drug that has similar effects to those produced by cannabis verb (transitive) 6. to prepare or flavour (food) with spices 7. to introduce charm or zest into Derived forms spicer (ˈspicer) noun Word origin C13: 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 |
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