aspic

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

aspic

(from the 13th century) from the Latin aspis. The ending in -ic would come from basilisk. The culinary sense, which appeared in the 18th century, would have been born from the comparison of the jelly with the snake in terms of color, appearance and cold contact. Moreover, some molds have the shape of a coiled snake.

Definitions

cuisine
plantes

Synonym

haje

Plural

aspics

Anagram

picas

Translations

  • englishenglish:aspic
  • spanishspanish:áspid