English-Thai Dictionary
spic
N คำ เรียก คน สเปน (คำ สแลง kan-riak-kon-sa-pen
spica
N ผ้าพันแผล รูป เลข 8 ที่ ไขว้ กัน
spiccato
A เป็นพักๆ ใช้ คัน สี กระโดด บรรเลง
spice
N เครื่องเทศ เครื่องปรุง แต่ง รสชาติ sauce seasoning krueng-ted
spice
VT ใส่ เครื่องเทศ ใส่ เครื่อง ชูรส เพิ่ม รสชาติ flavor enliven pepper season sai-krueng-ted
spice up
PHRV ทำให้ มี รสชาติ ดีขึ้น ทำให้ มี รสชาติ มากขึ้น tam-hai-me-rod-chad-de-kuan
spice with
PHRV ชูรส ด้วย เติม รสชาติ ด้วย chue-rod-boi
spick
N คำ เรียก คน สเปน (คำ สแลง kan-riak-kon-sa-pen
spick and span
IDM สะอาด มาก sa-ad-mak
spicula
N หนาม spicule nam
spiculate
ADJ แหลม อย่าง เข็ม spicular leam-yang-kem
spicule
N ส่วน ที่ คล้าย เข็ม
spiculum
N ส่วน ที่ คล้าย เข็ม
spicy
ADJ เผ็ดร้อน มีรส เผ็ด hot peppery strong flat bland insipid ped-ron
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPICATE
a.[L. spicatus, from spica, a spike. ] Having a spike or ear.
SPICE
n. 1. A vegetable production, fragrant or aromatic to the smell and pungent to the taste; used in sauces and in cookery.
2. A small quantity; something that enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of a thing.
3. A sample.
SPICE
v.t. 1. To season with spice; to mix aromatic substances with; as, to spice wine.
2. To tincture; as the spiced Indian air.
3. To render nice; to season with scruples.
SPICED
pp. Seasoned with spice.
SPICER
n. 1. One that seasons with spice.
2. One that deals in spice.
SPICERY
n. 1. Spices in general; fragrant and aromatic vegetable substances used in seasoning.
2. A repository of spices.
SPICK AND SPAN
bright; shining; as a garment spick and span new, or span-new. brightness; spiccare, to shine; spiccar le parole, to speak distinctly; spicciare, to rush out, the radical sense of which is to shoot or dart. Span is probably from the root of spangle, a mirror.
SPICKNEL, SPIGNEL
n.The herb maldmony or bear wort. the Athamanta Meum, Ethusa Meum.
SPICOSITY
n.[L. spica. ] The state of having or being full of ears, like corn. [Not in use. ]
SPICULAR
a.[L. spiculum, a dart. ] Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
SPICULATE
v.t.[L. spiculo, to sharpen, from spiculum, a dart, from spica, or its root. See Spike. ] To sharpen to a point.
SPICY
a.[from spice. ] 1. Producing spice; abounding with spices; as the spicy shore of Arabia.
2. Having the qualities of spice; fragrant; aromatic; as spicy plants. Led by new stars and borne by spicy gales.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPICA
Spi "ca, n.; pl. Spicæ. Etym: [L., an ear, as of corn. ]
1. (Med. )
Defn: A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo.
SPICATE; SPICATED
Spi "cate, Spi "ca *ted, a. Etym: [L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Lee.
SPICCATO
Spic *ca "to, a. Etym: [It. , p. p. of spicare to detach, to separate. ](Mus. )
Defn: Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
SPICE
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
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.
SPICEBUSH
SPICEBUSH Spice "bush `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: Spicewood.
SPICENUT
SPICENUT Spice "nut `.
Defn: A small crisp cake, highly spiced.
SPICER
Spi "cer, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. espicier, F. épicier. ]
1. One who seasons with spice.
2. One who deals in spice. [Obs. ] Piers Plowman.
SPICERY
Spi "cer *y, n. Etym: [OF. espicerie, F. épicerie. ]
1. Spices, in general. Chaucer.
2. A repository of spices. Addison.
SPICEWOOD
SPICEWOOD Spice "wood `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin ), the bark of which has a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, wild allspice, and fever bush.
SPICIFEROUS
Spi *cif "er *ous, a. Etym: [L. spicifer bearing spikes, or ears; spica ear + ferre to bear. ]
Defn: Bearing ears, or spikes; spicate. [Obs. ] Bailey.
SPICIFORM
Spi "ci *form, a. Etym: [L. spica a spike, ear + -form. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Spike-shaped. Gray.
SPICILY
SPICILY Spi "ci *ly, adv.
Defn: In a spicy manner.
SPICINESS
SPICINESS Spi "ci *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being spicy.
SPICK
Spick, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. spik. See Spike a nail. ]
Defn: A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng. ] Spick and span, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or nail just made and a chip just split; brand- new; as, a spick and span novelty. See Span-new. Howell.
SPICKNEL
Spick "nel, n. Etym: [Contr. from spike nail a large, long nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary leaves. ] (Bot. )
Defn: An umbelliferous herb (Meum Athamanticum ) having finely divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also baldmoney, mew, and bearwort. [Written also spignel. ]
SPICOSE
Spi *cose ", a. Etym: [L. spica a spike, or ear. ] (Bot. )
Defn: Having spikes, or ears, like corn spikes.
SPICOSITY
SPICOSITY Spi *cos "i *ty, n.
Defn: The state of having, or being full of, ears like corn. [R.] Bailey.
SPICOUS
SPICOUS Spi "cous, a. (Bot. )
Defn: See Spicose.
SPICULA
Spic "u *la, n.; pl. Spiculæ. Etym: [NL. , dim. of L. spica a spike, ear. ] (Bot. ) (a ) A little spike; a spikelet. (b ) A pointed fleshy appendage.
SPICULAR
Spic "u *lar, a. Etym: [L. spiculum a dart: cf. F. spiculaire.]
Defn: Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
SPICULATE
Spic "u *late, a. Etym: [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart. ]
1. Covered with, or having, spicules.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
SPICULATE
SPICULATE Spic "u *late, v. t.
Defn: To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling. " Mason.
SPICULE
Spic "ule, n. Etym: [L. spiculum a little point, a dart. ]
1. A minute, slender granule, or point.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Same as Spicula.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various invertebrate animals, especially in sponges and in most Alcyonaria.
Note: Spicules vary exceedingly in size and shape, and some of those found in siliceous sponges are very complex in structure and elegant in form. They are of great use in classification. Description of the Illustration: a Acerate; b Tricurvate, or Bowshaped; c d Hamate; e Broomshaped; f Scepterellate; g Spinispirulate; h Inequi-anchorate; i Sexradiate; j A Trichite Sheaf; k Six-rayed Capitate; l Rosette of Esperia; m Equi- anchorate.
SPICULIFORM
SPICULIFORM Spi *cu "li *form, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the shape of a spicule.
SPICULIGENOUS
Spic `u *lig "e *nous, a. Etym: [L. spiculum + -genous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Producing or containing spicules.
SPICULISPONGIAE
Spic `u *li *spon "gi *æ, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of sponges including those which have independent siliceous spicules.
SPICULUM
Spic "u *lum, n.; pl. Spicula. Etym: [L., a little point. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Spicule.
SPICY
Spi "cy, a. [Compar. Spicier; superl. Spiciest.] Etym: [From Spice. ]
1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. "The spicy nut-brown ale. " Milton. Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales. Pope.
2. Producing, or abounding with, spices. In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew. Dryden.
3. Fig. : Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.
Syn. -- Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See Racy.
New American Oxford Dictionary
spic
spic |spik spɪk | ▶noun informal, offensive a contemptuous term for a Spanish-speaking person from Central or South America or the Caribbean. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: abbreviation of US slang spiggoty, in the same sense, of uncertain origin: perhaps an alteration of speak the in ‘no speak the English. ’
Spica
Spi ca |ˈspīkə ˈspaɪkə |Astronomy the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘ear of wheat (in the hand of the goddess ).’
spica
spi ca |ˈspīkə ˈspaɪkə | ▶noun Medicine a bandage folded into a spiral arrangement resembling an ear of wheat or barley. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘spike, ear of corn ’; related to spina ‘spine. ’ The current sense is influenced by Greek stakhus ‘ear of wheat. ’
spic and span
spic and span ▶adjective variant spelling of spick and span.
spiccato
spic ca to |spiˈkätō spəˈkɑdoʊ |Music ▶noun a style of staccato playing on stringed instruments involving bouncing the bow on the strings. ▶adjective & adverb to be performed in this style. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘detailed, distinct. ’
spice
spice |spīs spaɪs | ▶noun 1 an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food, e.g., cloves, pepper, or mace: enjoy the taste and aroma of freshly ground spices. • an element providing interest and excitement: healthy rivalry adds spice to the game. 2 a russet color. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. spiced ) flavor with spice: turbot with a spiced sauce. • add an interesting or piquant quality to; make more exciting: she was probably adding details to spice up the story. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind, ’ in late Latin ‘wares. ’
spicebush
spice bush |ˈspīsˌbo͝oSH ˈspaɪsˌbʊʃ | ▶noun a North American shrub with aromatic leaves, bark, and fruit. The leaves were formerly used for a tea and the fruit as an allspice substitute. [Lindera benzoin, family Lauraceae. ]
Spice Girls
Spice Girls an English girl band featuring Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, and Geri Halliwell, known for hit songs such as ‘Wannabe ’ (1996 ).
Spice Islands
Spice Is lands former name of Molucca Islands.
spick and span
spick and span |ˌspik ən ˈspan ˌspɪk ən ˈspæn |(also spic and span ) ▶adjective spotlessly clean and well looked after: I have to get my apartment spick and span. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘brand new ’): from spick and span new, emphatic extension of dialect span new, from Old Norse spán -nýr, from spánn ‘chip ’ + nýr ‘new ’; spick influenced by Dutch spiksplinternieuw, literally ‘splinter new. ’
spicule
spic ule |ˈspikˌyo͞ol ˈspɪkjul | ▶noun 1 technical a minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as a fine particle of ice. • Zoology each of the small needlelike or sharp-pointed structures of calcite or silica that make up the skeleton of a sponge. 2 Astronomy a short-lived, relatively small radial jet of gas in the chromosphere or lower corona of the sun. DERIVATIVES spic u lar |-yələr |adjective, spic u late |-yəlit, -yəˌlāt |adjective, spic u la tion noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin spicula, spiculum, diminutives of spica ‘ear of grain. ’
spicy
spic y |ˈspīsē ˈspaɪsi | ▶adjective ( spicier, spiciest ) flavored with or fragrant with spice: pasta in a spicy tomato sauce.
Oxford Dictionary
spic
spic |spɪk | ▶noun US informal, offensive a Spanish-speaking person from Central or South America or the Caribbean, especially a Mexican. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: abbreviation of US slang spiggoty, in the same sense, of uncertain origin: perhaps an alteration of speak the in ‘no speak the English ’.
Spica
Spica |ˈspiːkə |Astronomy the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘ear of wheat (in the hand of the goddess )’.
spica
spica |ˈspʌɪkə | ▶noun Medicine a bandage folded into a spiral arrangement resembling an ear of wheat or barley. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘spike, ear of corn ’; related to spina ‘spine ’. The current sense is influenced by Greek stakhus ‘ear of wheat ’.
spic and span
spic and span ▶adjective variant spelling of spick and span.
spiccato
spiccato |spɪˈkɑːtəʊ |Music ▶noun [ mass noun ] a style of staccato playing on stringed instruments involving bouncing the bow on the strings. ▶adjective & adverb performed or to be performed in this style. ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘detailed, distinct ’.
spice
spice |spʌɪs | ▶noun 1 an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food, e.g. cloves, pepper, or cumin: the cake is packed with spices | [ mass noun ] : sift together flour, baking powder, and mixed spice. • [ mass noun ] an element providing interest and excitement: healthy rivalry adds spice to the game. 2 [ mass noun ] a russet or ginger colour. 3 [ mass noun ] N. English sweets; confectionery. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. spiced ) flavour with spice: turbot with a spiced sauce. • make more interesting or exciting: she was probably adding details to spice up the story. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French espice, from Latin species ‘sort, kind ’, in late Latin ‘wares ’.
spicebush
spice |bush |ˈspʌɪsbʊʃ | ▶noun a North American shrub with aromatic leaves, bark, and fruit. The leaves were formerly used for a tea and the fruit as an allspice substitute. ●Lindera benzoin, family Lauraceae.
Spice Girls
Spice Girls an English girl band featuring Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, and Geri Halliwell, known for hit songs such as ‘Wannabe ’ (1996 ).
Spice Islands
Spice Islands former name for Molucca Islands.
spick and span
spick and span |spɪk (ə )ndˈspan |(also spic and span ) ▶adjective neat, clean, and well looked after: my little house is spick and span. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘brand new ’): from spick and span new, emphatic extension of dialect span new, from Old Norse spán -nýr, from spánn ‘chip ’ + nýr ‘new ’; spick influenced by Dutch spiksplinternieuw, literally ‘splinter new ’.
spicule
spicule |ˈspɪkjuːl | ▶noun 1 technical a minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as a fine particle of ice. • Zoology each of the small needle-like or sharp-pointed structures of calcite or silica which make up the skeleton of a sponge. 2 Astronomy a short-lived, relatively small radial jet of gas in the chromosphere or lower corona of the sun. DERIVATIVES spicular adjective, spiculate |-lət |adjective, spiculation noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin spicula, spiculum, diminutives of spica ‘ear of grain ’.
spicy
spicy |ˈspʌɪsi | ▶adjective ( spicier, spiciest ) flavoured with or fragrant with spice: pasta in a spicy tomato sauce. • exciting or entertaining, especially through being mildly indecent: spicy jokes and suggestive songs. DERIVATIVES spicily adverb, spiciness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
spice
spice noun 1 the spices in curry powder: seasoning, flavoring, condiment. 2 the risk added spice to their affair: excitement, interest, color, piquancy, zest; an edge; informal a kick; literary salt. PHRASES spice up they spiced up the party with some wild dancing: enliven, make more exciting, vitalize, perk up, put some life into, ginger up, galvanize, electrify, boost; informal pep up, jazz up, buck up.
spick and span
spick and span adjective Joe's kitchen is always spick and span: neat, tidy, orderly, well-kept, shipshape, in apple-pie order; immaculate, uncluttered, trim, spruce; spotless. ANTONYMS untidy.
spicy
spicy adjective 1 a spicy casserole: hot, peppery, piquant, picante; spiced, seasoned; tasty, zesty, strong, pungent. ANTONYMS bland. 2 spicy stories: entertaining, colorful, lively, spirited, exciting, piquant, zesty; risqué, racy, scandalous, ribald, titillating, bawdy, naughty, salacious, dirty, smutty; informal raunchy, juicy, saucy. ANTONYMS boring. WORD TOOLKIT See pungent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
spice
spice noun 1 they use 21 different spices to make their curry powder: flavouring, seasoning, herb; condiment, relish. 2 the risk of detection had added spice to their affair: excitement, interest, colour, piquancy, spiciness, zest, savour, tang, sharpness, saltiness; bite, edge; informal zip, zing, zap, punch, kick; literary salt. ▶verb PHRASES spice something up spice up your life with this new seductive fragrance: liven up, make more exciting, enliven, revitalize, vitalize, perk up, put some /new life into, put some spark into, ginger up, stir up, get going, galvanize, electrify, add some zest to, give a boost to, add some colour to; informal pep up, jazz up, buck up, hot up.
spick and span
spick and span adjective the whole place was spick and span: neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, well ordered, in (good ) order, well kept, shipshape (and Bristol fashion ), in apple-pie order, immaculate, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce; spotless, as fresh as paint; archaic tricksy. ANTONYMS disorderly, untidy.
spicy
spicy adjective 1 a spicy sausage casserole: piquant, tangy, peppery, hot, picante; spiced, seasoned, savoury; tasty, flavoursome, flavourful, well seasoned, strongly flavoured, zesty, strong, sharp, pungent; rare sapid, flavorous. ANTONYMS bland, tasteless. 2 he regaled them with spicy stories: entertaining, colourful, lively, spirited, exciting, piquant, zesty, zestful; risqué, racy, salty, scandalous, ribald, suggestive, titillating, bawdy, naughty, salacious, off colour, indelicate, immodest, dirty, smutty; informal raunchy, juicy; Brit. informal saucy, fruity; N. Amer. informal gamy. ANTONYMS boring, dull, clean. WORD TOOLKIT spicy See pungent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Duden Dictionary
spiccato
spic ca to Adverb Musik |spicc a to sp …|italienisch spiccato, zu: spicare = (deutlich ) hervortreten (durch neuen Bogenstrich bei jedem Ton ) mit deutlich abgesetzten Tönen [zu spielen ] (Vortragsanweisung )
Spiccato
Spic ca to Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Spicc a to |das Spiccato; Genitiv: des Spiccatos, Plural: die Spiccatos und Spiccati die Töne deutlich voneinander absetzendes Spiel bei Streichinstrumenten
Spicilegium
Spi ci le gi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spicil e gium …t͜si …|das Spicilegium; Genitiv: des Spicilegiums, Plural: die Spicilegia lateinisch ; »Ährenlese «Anthologie im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert oft in Buchtiteln
Spick
Spick Substantiv, maskulin Schülersprache landschaftlich , der |Sp i ck | Spickzettel a
Spickaal
Spick aal Substantiv, maskulin besonders norddeutsch , der |Sp i ckaal |zu mittelniederdeutsch spik = trocken, geräuchert, Herkunft ungeklärt Räucheraal
Spickel
Spi ckel Substantiv, maskulin schweizerisch , der |Sp i ckel |wohl über das Romanische zu lateinisch spiculum = Spitze, Stachel, Verkleinerungsform von: spica, Speicher Zwickel 1
spicken
spi cken schwaches Verb |sp i cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 etwas an Spicknadeln Angebrachtes (besonders Speckstreifen ) in Fleisch vor dem Braten einstechen 1b mittelhochdeutsch spicken, zu Speck den Braten spicken | ein mit Trüffeln gespickter Rehrücken 2 mit etwas [zu ] reichlich versehen, ausstatten eine Rede mit Zitaten spicken | das Diktat war mit Fehlern gespickt | eine gespickte (umgangssprachlich ; mit viel Geld gefüllte ) Brieftasche 3 umgangssprachlich bestechen 1 4 a vielleicht übertragen von 2 oder Intensivbildung zu spähen Schülersprache während einer Klassenarbeit, Klausur o. Ä. heimlich Notizen oder andere nicht zulässige Hilfsmittel benutzen b vielleicht übertragen von 2 oder Intensivbildung zu spähen Schülersprache (von einem anderen Schüler ) heimlich abschreiben bei /von seinem Nachbarn spicken | jemanden bei der Klassenarbeit spicken lassen | substantiviert er ist beim Spicken erwischt worden
Spicker
Spi cker Substantiv, maskulin Schülersprache landschaftlich , der |Sp i cker |1 jemand, der spickt 4 2 Spickzettel a
Spickerin
Spi cke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp i ckerin |weibliche Form zu Spicker 1
Spickgans
Spick gans Substantiv, feminin norddeutsch , die |Sp i ckgans |geräucherte Gänsebrust
Spicknadel
Spick na del Substantiv, feminin , die |Sp i cknadel |zu spicken 1 mit aufklappbarer Öse versehener nadelartiger Gegenstand, mit dem man spickt 1
Spickzettel
Spick zet tel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sp i ckzettel |zu spicken 4 a Schülersprache landschaftlich kleiner Zettel mit Notizen zum Spicken 4a während einer Klassenarbeit für den Test mache ich mir einen Spickzettel b umgangssprachlich für eine bestimmte bevorstehende Situation als Gedächtnisstütze angefertigte Notizen der Moderator warf einen kurzen Blick auf seinen Spickzettel
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
spic
spic /spɪk /名詞 C ｟米俗 けなして ｠スペイン系アメリカ人 .
spic-and-span
sp ì c-and-sp á n 形容詞 ＝spick-and-span .
spice
spice /spaɪs /名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C U 薬味 , スパイス ; 〖集合的に 〗香辛料 ▸ He added so much spice to the curry .彼はカレーにたくさん香辛料を加えた .2 U (生活などに )興味 [興奮 , 刺激 ]を与えるもの ; ぴりっとするもの ; 趣 （おもむき ）, おもしろみ ▸ add a little spice to the conversation 会話に少しおもしろみを加える 3 U 〖時にa ～ of A 〗わずかのA .動詞 他動詞 1 «…で » 〈会話 生活など 〉に趣を添える , おもしろみ [味わい ]を加える (up ) «with » ▸ spice the story with anecdotes 逸話を入れて話をおもしろくする 2 〈食物 〉に薬味 [香辛料 ]を加える ; 【香辛料で 】〈食物 〉を (強い )味付けにする , 辛くする (up ) «with » .
spiced
spiced /-t /形容詞 香辛料 [スパイス ]の利いた .
spick-and-span
sp ì ck-and-sp á n 形容詞 〈部屋 家などが 〉こぎれいな, きちんとした .
spicy
spic y /spáɪsi /形容詞 1 香辛料の利いた .2 〈話 言葉などが 〉痛快な ; 〈冗談などが 〉無礼な, きわどい .sp í c i ly 副詞 sp í c i ness 名詞
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