Collocations for "spicy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spicy" in context.
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spicy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- spicy [food, curry, beef, chicken, dishes, sauce, dressing, peppers]
- a spicy [mix, mixture, blend] of
- is too spicy for me
- (it) isn't that spicy
- it tastes spicy to me
- has a spicy [taste, flavor]
- I [hate, can't stand, like, love] spicy food
- is [mildly, quite, very, really] spicy
- [hot, nice, good] and spicy
- spicy [and, yet] [fruity, tasty, sweet]
- a contrast of spicy and [fruity]
- a spicy [scent, fragrance, perfume]
- a spicy [affair, novel, play]
- [spread, publish, exchange] spicy gossip (about)
- [came in for, received, got] spicy criticism (for)
'spicy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):