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devilled

5.6

Prepared with strong spices to make food spicy

adjective
/dɪˈvɪld/

: picante

She enjoyed the devilled eggs at the party, as they were perfectly spiced.

And one of those food hacks is a Ryan Deviled Gosling egg platter.

Examples

The chef served a devilled crab dish that left everyone wanting more.
For dinner, we had devilled chicken, which was spicy and full of flavor.
And one of those food hacks is a Ryan Deviled Gosling egg platter.

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Synonyms

hot

vsdevilled

448 1.0

Having a strong, burning taste from spices like chili

is about preparation with spicy seasonings rather than only a burning taste

spicy

vsdevilled

141 1.0

Food that has a very hot taste and makes your mouth burn

is prepared with sharp seasonings to make food piquant and lively

peppery

vsdevilled

5 3.9

Having a strong spicy taste or smell like black pepper

is prepared with spicy seasonings rather than only resembling that particular spice taste

spiced

vsdevilled

3 1.7

Has the taste of spices like cinnamon or cloves

is made to be hot and piquant rather than only simply seasoned

garam

vsdevilled

Indian

9.5

Spicy food or drink that makes the mouth feel hot

focuses on being prepared with specific seasonings rather than only the warming sensation

mala

vsdevilled

8.3

Having a hot, spicy taste that feels slightly numbing from Sichuan pepper and chili

is about seasoning to make food lively rather than including a numbing effect

curried

vsdevilled

3.1

Cooked with curry spices

prefers general spicy seasonings rather than a single traditional spice mix

How Spicy

fiery

44 3.6

devilled

5.6

spicy

141 1.0

mild

107 1.0

bland

23 2.0

Surface Forms

devilled positive

deviled positive

Morphology

devilled = devil (semi-transparent) = devil + ed

The adjective derives from the verb 'devil' (to make spicy); the connection to 'devil' as 'fiery' is metaphorical but reasonably guessable.

Etymology

Devilled for food comes from devil, the word for an evil spirit, and people used the idea of 'hell' and heat to talk about very strong spice, so a devilled dish is made very hot or very spicy.