spicy

🇺🇸 /ˈspaɪsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈspaɪsi/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
adjective
B1

having a strong, hot taste from spices

This spicy curry is too hot for me to eat.

R

exciting and slightly shocking

She told a spicy story that made everyone laugh.

translation

adj. having a strong, hot taste from spices; exciting and slightly shocking

Word Forms

Comparative spicier
Superlative spiciest