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Definition spice

Etymology 1

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

Noun

spice (countable and uncountable, plural spices)

1. (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
2. (figuratively, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
3. (uncountable) A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
4. (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
5. (obsolete) Species; kind.
6. A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
7. An aromatic odour.

Verb

spice (third-person singular simple present spices, present participle spicing, simple past and past participle spiced)

1. (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
2. (transitive) To spice up.

Etymology 2

Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse. First attested use Christopher Morley in “Morley's Magnum” (1935). Made popular by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love (1973).

Noun

spice

1. (nonce word) plural of spouse

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