spice

CEFRB1

/spaɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A substance from plants used to add flavor to food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.

Examples

  • She tried to spice up the conversation with gossip about the neighbors.

  • The only spice Tom puts on meat is pepper.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The quality of being spicy.

  2. Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.

  3. A psychoactive neocannabinoid.

More examples

In context

  • What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and everything nice.

  • What spice level do you want for your pad thai? I recommend mild.

  • Let's go daan to t'spice shop an see what they've i stock

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Anglo-Norman specebor. Middle English spice English spice Inherited 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.