SPICY
What does "SPICY" mean?
Strongly flavoured with spice, especially producing a hot, pungent sensation.
Meanings
- Having the hot, pungent flavour of chili or strong spices. The salsa was so spicy it made his ears ring.
- Lively, exciting, or mildly scandalous. The memoir got spicy once she reached the divorce. informal
Did you know?
- The 'spicy' burn isn't a taste at all - capsaicin tricks your heat-and-pain nerves, which is why a chili can make you sweat and your tongue feel like it's on fire.
Word origin
From 'spice' (via Old French 'espice' from Latin 'species') plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y'.
Remember it
SPICY = SPICE with a 'y' swapped for the 'e' - the flavour turned up loud enough to make you cry.
A little poem
One bite, and my mouth
files a formal complaint-
I order it again.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why don't secrets stay in a curry house? Because the gossip always gets spicy.
What it teaches
What burns the tongue today is what you'll crave tomorrow; we learn to love the edge.
Quick facts
What does SPICY mean?
Strongly flavoured with spice, especially producing a hot, pungent sensation.
Is SPICY a valid word?
Yes — SPICY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPICY?
SPICY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SPICY come from?
From 'spice' (via Old French 'espice' from Latin 'species') plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y'.
What can SPICY teach us?
What burns the tongue today is what you'll crave tomorrow; we learn to love the edge.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.