SMELL WORD · SHARP AND BITTER

Spicy

Warm, pungent or aromatic spice character.

Spanish (pilot): Especiado · pending native-speaker review

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SMELLS DESCRIBED AS SPICY7

Smell entry · Type: Source / FoodGinger

spicy · fresh · sharp · aromatic

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / SpiceClove

spicy · warm · sweet · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / SpiceNutmeg

spicy · warm · dry · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / SpiceBlack Pepper

spicy · pungent · dry · warm

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: SourceCinnamon

spicy · warm · sweet · woody

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / CompositionCurry Spice Blend

spicy · warm · aromatic · mixed

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Food / ExperienceCinnamon Roll

baked · sweet · spicy · warm

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Spicy in SmellBook Learn

Warm and Spicy · Smell Vocabulary word pair

Close words

Easily confused with

Is every warm smell spicy? (SmellBook Learn)

Same family: sharp and bitter

All smells in the sharp and bitter family

HOW SMELLBOOK USES THIS WORD

SmellBook uses “spicy” as descriptive language, not as a precise lab measurement. People can apply the same word differently depending on context and experience.

Often used with spicy

Warm: 7 of 7 entries
Woody: 4 of 7 entries
Dry: 3 of 7 entries
Sweet: 3 of 7 entries
Pungent: 2 of 7 entries
Fresh: 1 of 7 entries

Counts of Atlas entries described by both words. They show how SmellBook's entries use the vocabulary, not how people perceive smells, and they change as entries are added. All counts (JSON)

Permanent identifier smellbook:descriptor:spicy · This record and its links as data (JSON)

Cite as SmellBook. (2026). Spicy (descriptor). SmellBook knowledge graph, dataset release of 2026-11-11. smellbook:descriptor:spicy. https://smellbook.com/descriptors/spicy

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30.