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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French espice, an old (12th century) borrowing from Latin speciēs, which in Late Latin meant "spice", "foodstuff", "commodity", "drug". Doublet of espèce.
Pronunciation
Noun
épice f (plural épices)
- spice
Derived terms
Verb
épice
- inflection of épicer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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