five-spice

five-spice
five-spice «FYV SPYS», noun.
a powdery mixture of five common spices, sold commercially.

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(also five-spice powder) n. a blend of five powdered spices, typically fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and peppercorns, used in Chinese cuisine

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ˈfive-spice 7 [five-spice] noun uncountable
a powder which is a mixture of five spices, used in Chinese cooking

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  • five-spice — noun a blend of five powdered spices, typically fennel seeds, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and peppercorns, used in Chinese cuisine …   English new terms dictionary

  • five-spice powder — noun a ground mixture of five varieties of spice used in Chinese, East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine …   Wiktionary

  • five spice powder — noun Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon • Hypernyms: ↑spice • Substance Meronyms: ↑Chinese anise, ↑star anise, ↑star aniseed …   Useful english dictionary

  • five-spice powder — noun Date: 1970 a blend of spices typically including anise, pepper, fennel, cloves, and cinnamon that is used in Chinese cooking …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • five-spice powder — /fuyv spuys /, n. a mixture of spices used esp. in Chinese cooking, usually including cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, pepper, and star anise. [1965 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • five-spice powder — /ˌfaɪv spaɪs ˈpaʊdə/ (say .fuyv spuys powduh) noun a mixture of spices used in Chinese dishes, consisting of star anise, clove, cinnamon, fennel, and Szechuan pepper …  

  • five-spice powder — /fuyv spuys /, n. a mixture of spices used esp. in Chinese cooking, usually including cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, pepper, and star anise. [1965 70] * * * noun [noncount] : a mixture of spices that is used in Chinese cooking …   Useful english dictionary

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