English–Spanish
“spicy” in Spanish
How to say “spicy” in Spanish
“Spicy” in Spanish is picoso.
A tongue hit by tiny pepper pricks.
Example sentences with picoso
¿Te gusta la comida picosa?
Do you like spicy food?
Tips for using picoso
- Compared with picante, picoso focuses on a sharp, tingling sting rather than general heat, and the word is especially common in Latin American speech.
Other Spanish words for “spicy”
Esta sopa está demasiado picante.
This soup is too spicy.