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spice  (sps)
n.
1.
a. 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.
tr.v. spiced, spic·ing, spic·es
1. To season with spices.
2. To add zest or flavor to.
[Middle English, from Old French espice, from Late Latin specis, wares, spices, from Latin, kind; see species.]
Translations
spiced [ˈspaɪst] adj [dish, sauce] → épicé(e)
spiced with sth → relevé(e) avec qch
spick and span spick-and-span [ˌspɪkənˈspæn] adj → impeccable
spiced
adj (Cook) savoury dish → würzig; sweet dish → aromatisch; spiced wine → Glühwein m; highly spiced → pikant (gewürzt); delicately spiced → delikat gewürzt
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