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 /pəˈprɪkə/ · noun
- A sweet or mild variety of capsicum, often used as a spice or colouring agent in cooking. Related: capsicum, bell pepper, sweet pepper, pimento.
- TURMERIC /ˈtɜːrmɛrɪk/ · noun
- A perennial plant of the ginger family, native to India and Southeast Asia, with a yellowish-brown root that is used as a spice and for medicinal purposes. Related: curcuma, Indian saffron, yellow root, curry powder.
- 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 /ˈnʌtmɛɡ/ · noun
- A spice made from the seed of the nutmeg tree, used as a flavoring in cooking, and also used in traditional medicine. It is also used as a metaphor for something that is valuable or desirable. Related: mace, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom.
- 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
- The root or underground stem of a plant, especially one that is edible and has a spicy flavor. A person with red hair or a fair complexion. Related: root, rhizome, spice, pepper.
- PEPPER /ˈpɛpər/ · noun
- A sweet or hot, usually small, round fruit of the pepper plant, often used as a spice or seasoning. A device for applying a fine powder, especially pepper, to food. Related: capsicum, paprika, cayenne, ginger.
- SAFFRON /sæfrɒn/ · noun
- A spice obtained from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus flower, often used as a coloring agent in cooking. It is also used as a flavoring and is considered a luxury spice. Related: saffron threads, saffron stigmas, kesar, yellow crocus.
- 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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