Spices Word Search
Play a Spices word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the ingredients, dishes, and flavors of a food topic, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CINNAMON, PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, CUMIN, CORIANDER, CARDAMOM, NUTMEG, CLOVES, GINGER, PEPPER, SAFFRON, BASIL.
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Spices word list, defined
- CINNAMON /ˈsɪnəmən/ · noun
- A sweet, aromatic spice made from the dried inner bark of tropical trees of the genus Cinnamomum, used whole or ground in cooking and baking. Related: cassia.
- PAPRIKA /pəˈpriːkə/ (US); /ˈpæprɪkə/ (British) · noun
- Paprika is a red pepper or sweet pepper used in cooking, especially the vivid red spice made by grinding dried red peppers. Depending on variety, it may be mild and sweet, smoky, or moderately hot. Related: red pepper, red-pepper powder, sweet pepper, bell pepper.
- TURMERIC /ˈtɜː.mɪ.kər/ (British); /ˈtɝː.mɪ.kɚ/ (American) · noun
- Turmeric is the bright yellow-orange spice made from the dried, ground rhizome of Curcuma longa. The word can also refer to the ginger-family plant itself and to the yellow dye or coloring matter obtained from it. Related: curcuma, Indian saffron, golden ginger.
- CUMIN /ˈkjuːmɪn/ · noun
- The aromatic dried seed of a Mediterranean plant (Cuminum cyminum) of the parsley family, used whole or ground as a warm, earthy spice. Also, the annual herb itself that bears these seeds. Related: jeera.
- CORIANDER /ˈkɒrɪˌændə/ (British), /ˈkɔːrɪˌændər/ (American) · noun
- An aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, whose fresh leaves are used as a culinary herb and whose dried seeds are used as a spice. Related: cilantro (for the fresh herb), Chinese parsley, dhania.
- CARDAMOM /ˈkɑːrdəməm/ · noun
- The aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used whole or ground as a pungent, sweetly fragrant spice; also the plant itself (Elettaria cardamomum), native to southern India. Related: spice, seasoning, flavoring.
- NUTMEG /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ · noun
- The dried seed of the tropical tree Myristica fragrans, used whole or grated as a pungent, aromatic spice. The fresh, unground seed is also called nutmeg. Related: spice, seed, kernel.
- CLOVES /kloʊvz/ · noun
- The dried aromatic flower buds of an evergreen tree native to Indonesia, used whole or ground as a spice in cooking and baking. Related: spice, flower buds, seasoning.
- GINGER /ˈdʒɪndʒər/ · noun, adjective, verb
- Ginger is the pungent, aromatic underground rhizome of a tropical plant, used fresh or dried as a spice, flavoring, and herbal remedy. The word can also denote the plant itself, a reddish-brown color, a lively or enterprising person, and, informally, the act of enlivening or stirring up. Related: gingerroot, live wire, stirrer, go-getter.
- PEPPER /ˈpɛpər/ · noun and verb
- Pepper is a pungent spice made from the dried berries of certain tropical climbing plants, especially black pepper. By extension, it can refer to related plants and their fruits, including sweet bell peppers and hot chillies; as a verb, it means to season with pepper or, figuratively, to enliven or bombard someone with questions or criticism. Related: chilli, spice, seasoning, season.
- SAFFRON /ˈsæfrən/ · noun, adjective
- Saffron is the dried threadlike stigmas of the saffron crocus, used as a pungent spice and coloring with a distinctive yellow-orange hue. As an adjective, it means saffron-colored. Related: crocus, saffron spice, saffron threads, saffron yellow.
- BASIL /ˈbæzəl/ (UK), /ˈbeɪzəl/ (US) · noun
- An aromatic herb of the mint family, with sweet-smelling leaves used fresh or dried as a culinary seasoning, especially in Italian and Southeast Asian cooking. Also, a cultivated plant of the genus Ocymum/Ocimum. Related: herb, seasoning, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum.
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