spice

Middle English

/ˈspiːs(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • spices powders used to flavour meals or dishes:
  • A variety, sort, or kind of something:
  • A seeming or presence; the way something looks from the outside:
  • A meal usually sweet incorporating spices.
  • A plant which spices are made from.
  • (rare) A complimentary appellation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French espice derived from Latin speciēs (kind, type, appearance, sort) root from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (look, see).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*speḱ-

Gloss

look, see

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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