spicy aroma
Hot pepper smell
Spicy aroma describes a smell with warm, pungent, or peppery qualities—the scent of cinnamon, cloves, cumin, or chili peppers.
The phrase appears often in food and wine descriptions: The curry filled the kitchen with a spicy aroma.
Unlike simply "spicy," which can describe taste or personality, spicy aroma specifies the olfactory dimension.
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- zestyLively in flavor
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
- pepperPungent dried berry spice
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