spicery

/'spaisəri/

Thân thiện

The chef adds a touch of spicery to the simmering pot.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality or property of being seasoned with spice and thus having a strong, pungent, or aromatic flavor: This refers to the characteristic of food or a substance that contains spices, resulting in a highly seasoned taste. 2. (Archaic) A collection or assortment of spices; spices collectively: This older usage refers to spices as a group or to a place where spices are kept or sold.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The spicery of the curry was perfect, with just the right amount of heat and aroma. (The highly seasoned quality of the curry was perfect.)
  • In medieval times, a merchant's spicery might contain pepper, cinnamon, and cloves from distant lands. (In medieval times, a merchant's collection of spices might contain...)

Advanced Usage

• "A hint of spicery": A slight but noticeable quality of being spiced.
  • The sauce had a subtle hint of spicery that complemented the grilled fish.
• Used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a sense of exotic flavor or aroma.
  • The air in the market was filled with the rich spicery of foreign goods.

Variants and Related Words

• Spice (n): A substance used to flavor food, often made from dried seeds, fruits, roots, or bark.
  • Ginger and nutmeg are common spices.
• Spicy (adj): Having the quality of spicery; flavored with or tasting of spice.
  • She loves spicy food.

Synonyms

• Pungency: A sharp, strong taste or smell.
• Seasoning: The process of adding salt, herbs, or spices to food; also, the substances used for this.
• Zest: A quality of excitement and piquancy; can also refer to the outer peel of citrus fruit used as flavoring.

Antonyms

• Blandness: Lacking strong flavor; mild.
• Insipidity: Lacking flavor, vigor, or interest.

Notes

• The primary modern use of spicery relates to the abstract of being spicy. The archaic meaning referring to the spices themselves or a spice shop is rarely used in contemporary English but may appear in historical or literary texts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spiciness
• spice