English
spice
see also: SPICE, Spice
Pronunciation Etymology 1

From Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), an old borrowing from Late Latin speciēs, from Latin speciēs.

Noun

spice

  1. (countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
  2. (uncountable) The quality of being spicy.
    Synonyms: spiciness
    What spice level do you want for your pad thai? I recommend mild.
  3. (figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
    variety is the spice of life
  4. (uncountable) A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
  5. (uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
    Let's go daan to t'spice shop an see what they've i stock
  6. (obsolete) Species; kind.
  7. A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
  8. An aromatic odour.
  9. (uncountable, internet slang) Erotic or pornographic material, usually written; smut.
Translations Translations Verb

spice (spices, present participle spicing; simple past and past participle spiced)

  1. (transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
  2. (transitive) To spice up.
Related terms Translations 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
  1. (nonce, usually, humorous) plural form of spouse
SPICE
Pronunciation Proper noun
  1. (software engineering) Acronym of Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis a general-purpose, open-source analog electronic circuit simulator
Spice
Proper noun
  1. Surname.


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