Love pumpkin spice lattes? Learn some of its spicy history

For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

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Love pumpkin spice lattes? Learn some of its spicy history
A shopkeeper sells spices at a market in Karachi on June 10, 2025.

For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

(Image credit: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images)

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