piping hot in English

IPA: /ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpaɪpɪŋ ˈhɑt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-piping hot.ogg

, en-au-piping hot.ogg

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enPR: pīʹpĭng hŏt [General-American] Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: From Middle English. First attested circa second half of 14th century, from the similarity between the sizzling sound of food cooking in a frying pan and that of musical pipes, from Canterbury Tales http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2383 by Geoffrey Chaucer: :: "He singeth brokking¹ as a nightingale. / He sent her piment, mead, and spiced ale, / And wafers² piping hot out of the glede³: / And, for she was of town, he proffer'd meed." :: ¹ quavering, ² cakes, ³ coals Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} piping hot (not comparable)

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"piping hot" meaning in English

Adjective