piping hot

== English == === 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 [1] 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 === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/ (General American) enPR: pīʹpĭng hŏt, IPA(key): /ˌpaɪpɪŋ ˈhɑt/ Rhymes: -ɒt === Adjective === piping hot (not comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piping,‎ hot: very hot in a way that involves sizzling, crackling, or similar noises. Synonym: hissing hot Antonyms: freezing cold, freezing, ice-cold, icy; see also Thesaurus:cold Hypernym: hot Coordinate term: smoking hot Near-synonyms: boiling hot, scalding hot, steaming hot, steaming, baking hot; see also Thesaurus:hot (idiomatic, loosely) Very hot. Synonyms: hissing hot, boiling hot, scalding hot, smoking hot, steaming hot, steaming; see also Thesaurus:hot Antonyms: freezing cold, freezing, ice-cold, icy; see also Thesaurus:cold Hypernym: hot ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === hot piping