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   spice

   /spʌɪs/

   noun

   • 1. an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper, or cumin: "the cake is packed with spices" Similar flavouringseasoningherbcondimentrelish
   • ▪ an element providing interest and excitement: "healthy rivalry adds spice to the game" Similar excitementinterestcolourpiquancyspicinesszestsavourtangsharpnesssaltinessbiteedgeinformal:zipzingzappunchkickliterary:salt
   • 2. a russet or ginger colour.
   • 3. sweets; confectionery. Northern English
   • 4. a type of synthetic cannabis: informal "he was smoking spice to cope with his anxiety"

   verb

   • 1. flavour with spice: "I've spiced the stew with cloves, pepper, and fennel seed"
   • ▪ make more interesting or exciting: "she was probably adding details to spice up the story"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind’, in late Latin‘wares’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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