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| chili |
a dish like a thick soup made with red beans, ground meat, onion, and tomato sauce, and flavored with a spice made from chilies. [1/2 definitions] |
| cinnamon |
a spice made from the dried bark of a tropical Asian tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| ginger |
the root of a tropical plant, used as a spice to flavor food. [1/2 definitions] |
| nutmeg |
the seed of an evergreen tree of East India. Nutmeg is made into a powder and used as a spice. |
| paprika |
a red powder made from dried sweet red peppers. Paprika is used to add spice to food. |
| pepper |
a spice that comes from the dried berries of tropical vines in southeast Asia. [1/4 definitions] |
| spice |
to use spice in or on. [1/4 definitions] |
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