English-Thai Dictionary

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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 .