spice

Meaning

1. Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
2. The quality of being spicy.
3. Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
4. A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
5. Sweets, candy.
6. (obsolete) Species; kind.
7. A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
8. An aromatic odour.
9. Erotic or pornographic material, usually written; smut.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/spaɪs/

From Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speciēs (“spice(s), good(s), ware(s)”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species.

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