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hot

adjective (SPICY)
 
 
/hɒt/ US  /hɑːt/ (hotter, hottest)

Definition

B1 describes food that causes a burning feeling in the mouth: a hot curry hot spicy food → Opposite mild adjectiveSpicy
(Definition of hot adjective (SPICY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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