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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Flavored with hot spices.

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  • adjective Flavoured with hot spices; as, sauce diable

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French (à la) diable, from diable, devil, from Old French; see diablerie.]

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French (à la) diable, from diable ("devil"), from Old French.

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