Meaning
spice
- a strong-flavored substance used to season food
In a sentence
Questa spezia dà molto sapore al riso.
This spice gives a lot of flavor to the rice.
Quale spezia usi per il pollo?
Which spice do you use for chicken?
Non conosco bene le spezie indiane.
I don't know Indian spices well.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spezia | feminine · singular |
| spezie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually singular in generic statements, plural for types: le spezie.
- Do not confuse with specie: species, kind.
- Common with usare, aggiungere, profumare.