spicy
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- adjective
- /ˈspaɪsi/
:
picante
- The salsa was very spicy, adding a kick to the tortilla chips.
- spicy food
- eat spicy food
My Ethiopian friend says that I make spicier food than her mom.
- My Ethiopian friend says that I make spicier food than her mom.
- Lakeside Maple has three flavors, original, spicy and ginger Chai.
- It's powerful, it's warm, it's spicy, it's a little sweet.
- And so this one's really spicy when it gets so much spicier.
- Now that's what I call a spicy meatball.
- We shot a we shot a drunk spicy pepper challenge video.
- I'm going to make pee bean guksu which is spicy mixed noodles.
- So I took a bunch and I had this like spicy BBQ Chipotle thing.
- They have a good hot spicy BBQ sauce.
Examples
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I want to start with the spicy chicken wings.
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Did you eat something spicy?
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It's powerful, it's warm, it's spicy, it's a little sweet.
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I told you about that spicy food.
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You need to go home, I think, and let your lady make you a spicy dinner.
Fiction book (1999) -
A Bloody Mary, please, not too spicy.
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Reginalda was sitting across from him, waiting for her order of spicy chicken.
Fiction book (1996) -
It all depends on how spicy you want it.
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The food stalls sold a variety of food, including spicy sausages that were at least 2' long.
Academic text (2005) -
Avoid eating food, especially spicy food, close to bedtime, as it may cause heartburn.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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Having a strong, burning taste from spices like chili
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Having a strong spicy taste or smell like black pepper
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A bright, slightly spicy taste
Spicy food or drink that makes the mouth feel hot
Prepared with strong spices to make food spicy
Having a hot, spicy taste that feels slightly numbing from Sichuan pepper and chili
Giving a hot, stinging feeling in the mouth or on the skin
Very spicy with a strong burning taste
Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice
Antonyms
Compounds
A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings
How Spicy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spicy comes from spice, meaning the strong herbs and seeds people add to food. Spices were famous for making food 'hot' or very full of flavour, so spicy describes food with a strong, hot taste.