allspice
pronunciation
How to pronounce allspice in British English:
UK [ˈɔːlspaɪs]
How to pronounce allspice in American English:
US [ ˈɔːlspaɪs]
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- Noun:
- aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
- deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
- ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
Word Origin
- allspice (n.)
- spice made from the berry of the Jamaican pimento, 1620s, from all + spice (n.), "so called because supposed to combine the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves" [Weekley].
Example
- 1. Where 's your allspice ?
- 2. Allspice is also an herb found in pumpkin pies .
- 3. A magnoliid dicot genus of the family calycanthaceae including : allspice .
- 4. Allspice is a scent often associated with the holidays and is found in holiday candles or room fresheners .