spicerie

Middle English

/spiːˈsɛːriː(ə)/

noun

Definitions

A spice or spices; ground substances used as flavouring:
A branch of a wealthy estate ensuring the provision or victualling of food.
A delicious or tasty food or meal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French espicerie affix from Middle English spicer, spice.

Origin

Middle English

spice

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

spice English
spicer English
spicery English
spice Middle English
spicen Middle English
spicer Middle English
espice Old French
espicerie Old French
espicier Old French
specerie Middle Dutch
spìosrach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic