épice

== 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 === IPA(key): /e.pis/ Rhymes: -is === Noun === épice f (plural épices) spice ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === épice inflection of épicer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “épice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pièce