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Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryOf, pertaining to, or containing spice. · Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical. · Of a food, flavor, or odor, tangy, zesty, or pungent. · Of an expression or behavior, vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Late Latin speciēs Old French espicebor. Anglo-Norman specebor. Middle English spice English spic(e) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spicy From spic(e) + -y. First attested in the 16th century.
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