adj
Meaning 1
Simultaneously sweet and spicy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
swicy
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/ˈswaɪsi/
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rhymes with -aɪsi
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh2d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh2dus Proto-Germanic *swōtuz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *swōtī Old English swēte Middle English swete English sweet Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Late Latin speciēs Old French espicebor. Anglo-Norman specebor. Middle English spice English spic(e) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English spicy blend English swicy Blend of sweet + spicy.