spicy
/ˈspaɪsi/adjective
उच्चारण स्पाइसी
मसालेदार, तीखा, चटपटा
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
- 1
(of food) having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it
मसालेदार, तीखा, चटपटा
- spicy Andhra food
- Is the curry too spicy for you?
- I like spicy pickle with my parathas.
+ 2 more examples
- The street vendor sells spicy chaat near the station.
- Hyderabadi biryani can be quite spicy for visitors.
- 2
informal
(of a story or news) exciting and slightly shocking, especially because it is connected with sex
(खबर) चटपटी, सनसनीखेज़
- spicy gossip about film stars
- Spicy rumours about the actor's wedding filled the newspapers.
- The magazine was full of spicy stories about the stars.
+ 1 more example
- Spicy gossip spread quickly through the office.
Synonyms racy juicy risqué sensational scandalous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
spicy + food noun
Spicy describes food with a strong, hot or well-seasoned taste: spicy curry, spicy chutney, spicy snacks.
'Spicy' तेज़, तीखे या मसालेदार स्वाद वाले भोजन को बताता है: spicy curry, spicy chutney, spicy snacks।
- Radhika loves spicy pani puri.
- The spicy curry made him reach for water.
too / very / a bit + spicy
An adverb of degree comes before spicy; the comparative is spicier and the superlative spiciest.
Degree वाला adverb 'spicy' से पहले आता है; comparative 'spicier' और superlative 'spiciest' है।
- This pickle is too spicy for small children.
- Which of the three dishes is the spiciest?
spicy vs hot
Spicy means full of spices and flavour; hot means high in chilli heat or in temperature, so spicy food can be mild or hot.
'Spicy' का अर्थ मसालों और स्वाद से भरा है; 'hot' का अर्थ मिर्च की तीव्रता या तापमान है, इसलिए spicy भोजन हल्का या तीखा हो सकता है।
- The soup was spicy but not hot; the tea was hot but not spicy.
spicy story / gossip / news
For stories, news or gossip, it means exciting and slightly shocking, often about a person's private life.
कहानियों, समाचार या गपशप के लिए इसका अर्थ रोमांचक और थोड़ा चौंकाने वाला है, प्रायः किसी के निजी जीवन के बारे में।
- The newspaper printed a spicy story about the actor.
spice (noun) / spicy (adjective)
Spice is the noun for the ingredient; spicy is the adjective, so do not write spice food.
'Spice' मसाले के लिए noun है; 'spicy' adjective है, इसलिए 'spice food' न लिखें।
- She added more spice to the dal to make it spicy.
+Collocations 4
spicy + food noun
currychutneysnacksaucepickle
- Street vendors sell spicy snacks outside the cinema.
adverb + spicy
verytoofairlyslightlywonderfully
- The soup was fairly spicy but delicious.
spicy + abstract noun
gossipstoryscandalrumourdialogue
- The magazine was full of spicy gossip.
verb + spicy
tastesmelllikeprefermake
- The biryani smelt spicy and rich.
“More examples 5
- Hyderabadi biryani is famous for its spicy flavour.
हैदराबादी बिरयानी अपने मसालेदार स्वाद के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- My mother never makes the sabzi too spicy for the guests.
मेरी माँ मेहमानों के लिए सब्ज़ी कभी बहुत तीखी नहीं बनाती।
- The doctor told him to avoid spicy food for a week.
डॉक्टर ने उसे एक सप्ताह तक मसालेदार भोजन से बचने को कहा।
- The seller offered spicy chaat to the tired travellers.
विक्रेता ने थके यात्रियों को चटपटी चाट परोसी।
- The rumour was spicy enough to reach every classroom by lunch.
अफ़वाह इतनी मसालेदार थी कि दोपहर तक हर कक्षा में पहुँच गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I do not like spice food.
✓ I do not like spicy food.
Before a noun, the adjective spicy is needed; spice is a noun.
Noun से पहले adjective 'spicy' चाहिए; 'spice' noun है।
✗ Mother cooked a spicey curry.
✓ Mother cooked a spicy curry.
The spelling is spice plus y, with the e dropped: spicy.
Spelling 'spice' में e हटाकर y जोड़ने से 'spicy' बनती है।
✗ This curry is more spicier than that one.
✓ This curry is spicier than that one.
Do not use more with a comparative ending in -er.
-er वाले comparative के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
spic·y
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Variety is the spice of life.'
कहावत 'Variety is the spice of life'।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Kerala's Malabar coast is the historic spice coast; the spice trade brought Vasco da Gama to India.
केरल का मालाबार तट ऐतिहासिक मसाला तट है; मसाला व्यापार वास्को डी गामा को भारत लाया।