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Etymology
From Middle English. First attested circa second half of 14th century, from the similarity between the sizzling sound of food cooking in a frying pan and that of musical pipes, from Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer:
- "He singeth brokking¹ as a nightingale. / He sent her piment, mead, and spiced ale, / And wafers² piping hot out of the glede³: / And, for she was of town, he proffer'd meed."
- ¹ quavering, ² cakes, ³ coals
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Adjective
piping hot (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Very hot.
- "Don't touch the pie! It's piping hot, straight out of the oven."
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