Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SPICE
spiciness, spice, spicery
(noun) the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
spice
(noun) any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
spice
(noun) aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
spice, spice up
(verb) make more interesting or flavorful; “Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer”
zest, spice, spice up
(verb) add herbs or spices to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Spice (plural Spices)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spice is the 28333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 843 individuals. Spice is most common among White (87.9%) individuals.
Anagrams
• SPECI, epics, pices, sepic
Etymology 1
Noun
spice (countable and uncountable, plural spices)
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
(figurative, uncountable) Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging.
(uncountable) A synthetic cannabinoid drug.
(uncountable, Yorkshire) Sweets, candy.
(obsolete) Species; kind.
A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour.
An aromatic odour.
Hypernyms
• seasoning
Hyponyms
• See also seasoning
Coordinate terms
• herb
Verb
spice (third-person singular simple present spices, present participle spicing, simple past and past participle spiced)
(transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.
(transitive) To spice up.
Etymology 2
Noun
spice
(nonce) plural of spouse
Anagrams
• SPECI, epics, pices, sepic
Proper noun
SPICE
(software engineering) Initialism of Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (a general-purpose, open-source analog electronic circuit simulator)
Anagrams
• SPECI, epics, pices, sepic
Source: Wiktionary
Spice, n. Etym: [OE. spice, spece, spice, species, OF. espice, espece, F. épice spice, espèce species, fr. L. species particular sort or kind, a species, a sight, appearance, show, LL., spices, drugs, etc., of the same sort, fr. L. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Species.]
1. Species; kind. [Obs.] The spices of penance ben three. Chaucer. Abstain you from all evil spice. Wyclif (1. Thess,v. 22). Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet is described in two kinds of spices. The one is named justice distributive, the other is called commutative. Sir T. Elyot.
2. A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc. Hast thou aught in thy purse [bag] any hot spices Piers Plowman.
3. Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief. So much of the will, with a spice of the willful. Coleridge.
Spice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiced; p. p. & vb. n. Spicing.]
1. To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit. She 'll receive thee, but will spice thy bread With flowery poisons. Chapman.
2. To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices. In the spiced Indian air, by night. Shak.
3. To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous. [Obs.] "A spiced conscience." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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