pumpkin spice

[ puhmp-kin spahys, puhng-kin ]

noun
  1. Also called pumpkin pie spice . a mixture of spices used especially in American baking, usually including cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice: The recipe called for two teaspoons of pumpkin spice.

adjective
  1. relating to, flavored or scented with, or evocative of a mixture of spices usually including cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice, and sometimes also including pumpkin flavoring: Our pumpkin spice steamed milk is a fall favorite.Autumn's a great time for burning pumpkin spice candles.

Origin of pumpkin spice

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1930–35

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