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Meaning of "spicy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPICY

spicy  [ˈspaɪsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPICY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spicy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPICY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spicy

Pungency

Pungency /ˈpʌnʒənsi/ is the condition of having a strong, sharp smell or taste that is often so strong that it is unpleasant. Pungency is the technical term used by scientists to refer to the characteristic of food commonly referred to as spiciness or hotness and sometimes heat, which is found in foods such as chili peppers. The term piquancy /ˈpiːkənsi/ is sometimes used to refer to a lower degree of pungency such as that of mustard, but it more often refers to mild pungency and flavors and spices that are much less strong than chilli peppers, including, for example, the strong flavor of some tomatoes. In other words, pungency always refers to a very strong taste whereas piquancy refers to any spices and foods that are "agreeably stimulating to the palate", in other words to food that is spicy in the general sense of "well-spiced". Pungency is associated with the sense of taste, and in various Asian countries it has traditionally been considered a basic taste.

Definition of spicy in the English dictionary

The first definition of spicy in the dictionary is seasoned with or containing spice. Other definition of spicy is highly flavoured; pungent. Spicy is also suggestive of scandal or sensation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPICY


Berenice
bɛrəˈnaɪsɪ
courtesy
ˈkɜːtɪsɪ
dicey
ˈdaɪsɪ
icy
ˈaɪsɪ
lacey
ˈleɪsɪ
lacy
ˈleɪsɪ
legitimacy
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪsɪ
missy
ˈmɪsɪ
nicey-nicey
ˌnaɪsɪˈnaɪsɪ
Odyssey
ˈɒdɪsɪ
policy
ˈpɒlɪsɪ
pricey
ˈpraɪsɪ
pricy
ˈpraɪsɪ
prophecy
ˈprɒfɪsɪ
racy
ˈreɪsɪ
ricey
ˈraɪsɪ
secrecy
ˈsiːkrɪsɪ
sissy
ˈsɪsɪ
Sulawesi
ˌsuːləˈweɪsɪ
Tracy
ˈtreɪsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPICY

spiceless
spicer
spiceries
spicery
spicier
spiciest
spicilege
spicily
spiciness
spick
spick and span
spick-and-span
spicula
spicular
spiculate
spiculated
spiculation
spicule
spiculum
spide

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPICY

accounting policy
Common Agricultural Policy
endowment policy
foreign policy
Good Neighbor Policy
haruspicy
impolicy
incomes policy
insurance policy
juicy
lending policy
New Economic Policy
open policy
package policy
prices and incomes policy
scorched earth policy
theodicy
traditional policy
unit-linked policy
White Australia policy

Synonyms and antonyms of spicy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPICY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spicy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spicy

Translation of «spicy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPICY

Find out the translation of spicy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spicy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spicy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

香辣的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

especiado
570 millions of speakers

English

spicy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मसालेदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتبَّلٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пряный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condimentado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মসলাযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épicé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pedas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

würzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

香辛料を入れた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

향료를 넣은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pedhes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có nêm gia vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मसालेदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baharatlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piccante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pikantny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пікантний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

condimentat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πικάντικος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pittige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kryddstark
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krydret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spicy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPICY»

The term «spicy» is very widely used and occupies the 9.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPICY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spicy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spicy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spicy

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPICY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spicy.
1
Alessandra Ambrosio
I love Cheetos, those hot, spicy kind. And chocolate. Every time I'm in the airport I'm buying Cheetos and eating them on the airplane.
2
Madhur Bhandarkar
There's nothing like simple spicy egg bhurji.
3
David Byrne
My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.
4
Jamie Cullum
My mother was born in Burma, but my grandfather on her side was Indian-Spanish. So I have this quite exotic mix, which is reflected in my earliest memories, in our Wiltshire country kitchen, of gran, and aunts, cooking spicy stewy, casseroley curries, a version of Indian food with a Burmese twist.
5
Kenneth Edmonds
It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it.
6
Joshua Ledet
I only eat spicy food.
7
Nia Long
I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don't mess with me and I've been doing some research on that so.
8
Michael Mina
From a young age, I understood the idea of balanced flavor - the reason you put ketchup on a hamburger. I was that kid who wouldn't eat something if there was something missing. I never really understood it until I began cooking professionally, balancing acids, sweets, spicy flavors and fat.
9
Cynthia Nixon
I love spicy food.
10
Kyla Pratt
To see two couples that are battling to make it work just shows that love is in a marriage, but there are also trials and things that you have to make it through and showing women and men how to keep it spicy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPICY»

Discover the use of spicy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spicy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pulp Classics: Spicy Adventure Stories (December 1939)
Although tame by current standards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented tales which thrilled a sensation-hungry audience.
John Betancourt, Robert Leslie Bellem, Lew Merrill, 2005
2
A Spicy Little Dream
In A Spicy Little Dream is a message for all students, teachers, administrators, and parents.
Kathy S. Miller, 2007
3
The Complete Book of Hot & Spicy Asian Cooking
"Sure, it's full of big, beautiful pictures of every single dish, but this is no coffee table book--it's meant to be used. " - Fiery-Foods and Barbecue Magazine
Vicki Liley, 2007
4
The Book of Hot & Spicy Foods
Describes popular spices and their uses, and provides recipes for spicy appetizers, snacks, main dishes, sauces, pickles, beverages, and desserts
Louise Steele, 1989
5
Pulp Classics: Spicy Mystery Stories (February 1937)
Although tame by current standards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented tales which thrilled a sensation-hungry audience.
John Gregory Betancourt, 2004
6
1,001 Best Hot and Spicy Recipes
Created from his globe-trotting travels, from colleagues, and from research in authentic, obscure, and out-of-print cookbooks from all over the world, the book is loaded with a huge variety of soups, stews, chilies, and gumbos.
Dave DeWitt, 2010
7
Hot & spicy cooking
Hot and spicy cooking.
Jill Burmeister, 1984
8
Spicy; A Novel
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... know what it is.
Martha Joanna Lamb, 2012
9
Some Like it Hot: Spicy Favorites from the World's Hot Zones
A tour of the planet's hottest food features three hundred fifty recipes drawn from the world's great cuisines, including chicken cooked in Hell from Cameroon and fiery fennel couscous from Tunisia.
Clifford A. Wright, 2005
10
Sweet and Spicy Spells
Sweet and Spicy SpellsChristine d'Abo & Renee Field"Two sisters, two brothers-and a whole lot of sexy spells.
Christine d'Abo, Renee Field, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPICY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spicy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spicy revenge for Ferrari F1 boss
Budapest - Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but hot and spicy is tastier for Ferrari Formula One team principal Maurizio Arrivabene. Sebastian Vettel's ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Owner of a curry house called 'Spicy Affair' is found guilty of sex …
The owner of a curry house called 'Spicy Affair' has been found guilty of sexually assaulting young waitresses after slapping their bottoms and saying they were ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Formula One: Revenge comes hot and spicy for Ferrari's Arrivabene
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but hot and spicy is tastier for Ferrari ... "I don't like spaghetti, I had a spicy pizza made and told the team to fill up.". «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
4
School Bans Spicy Doritos After They Caused Student to Stop …
The spicy chips — which are said to be 10 times hotter than a jalapeño — and the regular chips look exactly the same, so there is no way to identify which chip is ... «Eater, Jul 15»
5
Two in Minnesota sickened by contaminated spicy tuna rolls
State health officials are investigating two Salmonella cases involving contaminated raw tuna. The cases are part of a national outbreak linked to spicy tuna rolls. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
6
Hot Foods For Hot Days: 2 Spicy Summer Recipes
Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst says eating spicy food on a hot day can ... Now listeners may have noticed: host Jeremy Hobson is a big fan of spicy food. «Here And Now, Jul 15»
7
Lindsay Lohan Still Has Standards, Turns Down "Spicy" Burger King …
Gossip monsters Page Six report that the fast food chain asked Lohan to appear in a commercial in which she would "wear a Spicy Chicken Fries box, smoke a ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
8
Burger King Heats It Up With Spicy Whopper and Sales Surge
In a phone interview, Restaurant Brands CEO Daniel Schwartz cited a variety of factors for the sales increase at Burger King, including a spicy BLT Whopper that ... «DailyFinance, Apr 15»
9
'Spicy' scent of a Burger King store entices cologne buyers
He took a whiff of the spray and described the scent as "spicy." Nanako Katabami bought one as an unusual gift, and quoted her friend as saying it smelled like a ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
10
Hotter than hell! Japan to sell Kiss-inspired spicy buns
Tokyo (AFP) - They may not sell as many records as in their heydey but glam rockers Kiss have inspired a Japanese convenience store to concoct a spicy ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»

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