| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  sp s |
| NOUN: | 1a. Any of various pungent, aromatic plant substances, such as cinnamon or nutmeg, used to flavor foods or beverages. b. These substances considered as a group. 2. Something that adds zest or flavor. 3. A pungent aroma; a perfume. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: spiced, spic·ing, spic·es
1. To season with spices. 2. To add zest or flavor to. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French espice, from Late Latin speci s, wares, spices, from Latin, kind. See species.
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